Real-life President Barack Obama is repeatedly name-dropped in Luke Cage – in a song performed at Cottonmouth’s (Mahershaha Ali) club, and in conversation among the characters.
However, as a number of viewers have pointed out, Obama is not President of the United States in the MCU.
So, why is everyone in Luke Cage talking about Obama instead of Ellis?
Over the weekend, many Marvel fans have been enthusiastically working their way through the debut season of Luke Cage, which recently arrived on Netflix.