<Ul> <Li> Maika Monroe as Patricia Whitmore, the former First Daughter, Jake's fiancée, and Dylan's childhood friend (whom she befriended twenty years previously at Area 51). She also works for her father's successor, Elizabeth Lanford, as one of her aides and speechwriter at the White House . Prior to working for the government, she served as an ESD pilot alongside Dylan and Jake, intending to follow her heroic father's footsteps as a combat pilot . She held the rank of lieutenant at ESD, and is a skilled aviator . Monroe plays the adult version of the character that was played by Mae Whitman as a child in the original film . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Maika Monroe as Patricia Whitmore, the former First Daughter, Jake's fiancée, and Dylan's childhood friend (whom she befriended twenty years previously at Area 51). She also works for her father's successor, Elizabeth Lanford, as one of her aides and speechwriter at the White House . Prior to working for the government, she served as an ESD pilot alongside Dylan and Jake, intending to follow her heroic father's footsteps as a combat pilot . She held the rank of lieutenant at ESD, and is a skilled aviator . Monroe plays the adult version of the character that was played by Mae Whitman as a child in the original film . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Sela Ward as Elizabeth Lanford, the 45th President of the United States and the first woman in the country's history to hold the Oval Office, who is in her first term, succeeding Thomas J. Whitmore, William Grey, and Lucas Jacobs . Lanford is also a member of ESD's Security Council, founded by Thomas Whitmore and other world leaders . About her character she said, "She's strong, decisive, and not afraid to kick ass!" Prior to her presidency, Lanford lost her family during the first attack, and she served as Vice President under Jacobs . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Sela Ward as Elizabeth Lanford, the 45th President of the United States and the first woman in the country's history to hold the Oval Office, who is in her first term, succeeding Thomas J. Whitmore, William Grey, and Lucas Jacobs . Lanford is also a member of ESD's Security Council, founded by Thomas Whitmore and other world leaders . About her character she said, "She's strong, decisive, and not afraid to kick ass!" Prior to her presidency, Lanford lost her family during the first attack, and she served as Vice President under Jacobs . </Li>

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