Joe Lawton
President Joe Lawton is the President of the United States in the GTA IV Era. He appears to be based on former President George W. Bush. President Lawton, a conservative, supports limiting freedoms; for instance, he supports extending the Jingoism Act in order to protect freedom. The world sees him as foolish, according to Milica Bellic's e-mail to Niko. Based on Thomas Stubbs's Twitter, his birthday is on or around February 16th.
Trivia
- President Lawton's first name is revealed to be Joe by John Smith, the host of the WKTT radio station.
- According to John Smith on WKTT, Lawton's father was the president before Joe, much like George W Bush after George Bush Sr.
- After finishing his time as President, Joe Lawton's father became Senator Lawton.