Seven Game of Thrones characters who would make good presidents

4. Olenna Tyrell

Patient and cunning, Lady Olenna Tyrell is a politician through and through. She’d be a formidable president, one capable of forging lasting alliances.

As with Yara and Lyanna, Olenna had possess a lot of skill to accumulate the power and respect she enjoys in the strict patriarchy of Westeros. Despite not being the recognized head of House Tyrell, it is Lady Olenna that Tywin chooses to do business with, not her son Mace. Like Tywin, Olenna recognizes the benefits of working with one’s rivals, which would serve Olenna well when negotiating with members of the opposition party in Washington. Building alliances is the only way to accomplish anything in Westeros (or, if you’re Cersei, you light your problems on fire), and Olenna is great at it.

Experienced at managing the vast resources of the Reach, Olenna would likewise prove capable of managing the vast and often slow-moving United States government. And her quick wit could make her a popular president as well as an effective one, and a little good publicity never hurt anyone.