The film follows a plot to assassinate the world leaders of the G7 as they attend the British Prime Minister's funeral in London, and Secret Service agent Mike Banning's efforts to protect US President Benjamin Asher from being killed by the terrorists.

How did President Asher die?

John Asher, who became the face of Churchill Downs in his role as vice president of racing communications, died the morning of Aug. 27, 2018, of an apparent heart attack. Asher was 62. Asher and his wife were vacationing in Orlando, Florida, when he said he wasn't feeling well.

Does the president live in Olympus Has Fallen?

The widowed President Asher (Aaron Eckhart) and his young son are in their official residence when a visit from the South Korean Prime Minister ends in the foreign PM's assassination and the take down of the White House (Olympus).