Strong’s character has an Obama-like idealism, some Newsom-esque ambition, and a Trumpian narcissism, but he didn’t model him on any real politician. “You look at all these people who are running the world, it’s a bunch of fucking weirdos,” he said outside the building. “What is that about? I wanted to play Oedipus as close to me as possible.”journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter