Wayne Palmer
| Wayne Palmer | |
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| 24 character | |
D.B. Woodside as Wayne Palmer
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| First appearance | Day 3 – Episode 1 |
| Last appearance | Day 6 – Episode 18 |
| Portrayed by | D.B. Woodside |
| Days | 3, 5, 6 |
| Information | |
| Family |
David Palmer (brother) Sandra Palmer (sister) Keith Palmer (nephew) Nicole Palmer (niece) |
| Significant other(s) | Julia Milliken |
Wayne Palmer is a fictional character on the television series 24. He is played by D. B. Woodside.
The brother of former President David Palmer, Wayne came in to replace Mike Novick as the President's Chief of Staff, after Palmer had relieved Novick of his duties at the end of Season Two. He is a veteran Marine. He also has a sister named Sandra Palmer. After high school, he received a baseball scholarship to Stanford University, where he was a pitcher and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School. It is presumed that, like his brother, Wayne Palmer is a Democrat.
Before being employed by his brother President David Palmer, Wayne was a member of the United States Marine Corps, though he did not see combat. At some point after being discharged, Palmer worked as an Attorney at Law for Anderson & Siebertz. Afterwards, he served as a COO for Milliken Enterprises, a business owned by Alan Milliken, a high-powered businessman backer of his brother. While Milliken was hospitalized with a stroke, Wayne embarked upon an affair with Milliken's wife, Julia.
Wayne Palmer is currently married, although his spouse is neither mentioned nor seen on screen.
As Chief of Staff, Wayne has witnessed firsthand the complexities behind resolving national crises. Thus as President, he now displays deep sensitivity and caution when making tough national security decisions, especially in scenarios challenging the Constitution and civil rights. Consequently, he frequently enlists the advice of Karen Hayes, White House National Security Advisor and Tom Lennox, White House Chief of Staff. However, this type of prudence, diplomacy and wisdom is often labelled as weakness and indecision by Wayne's detractors, men bent on dismantling the Constitution, and invoking extreme executive powers for martial law, widespread detention centers and other unconstitutional actions that will lead to a totalitarian state.
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