This article is about the fictional president from Supergirl. For character from How to Train Your Dragon franchise, see Philip Baker (How to Train Your Dragon).
Philip Baker was the president of the United States of America on Earth-38 and the secondary antagonist of the fourth season of Supergirl.
He is the former vice president, having taken on the position of president after the resignation of his predecessor, Olivia Marsdin. Paranoid about further alien crises and his dropping ratings in the polls, Baker turned around the country's policy on anti-alien movements, putting him at odds with the D.E.O. and Supergirl.
Baker was eventually revealed to be a traitor; who had been working; with Lex Luthor in secret to help Kaznia take over the U.S. in exchange for the presidency. To aid Lex's agenda, Baker pardoned Ben Lockwood/Agent Liberty from prison and had the latter serve in his office, eventually deputizing the Children of Liberty.
Baker was impeached and arrested hen his involvement with Lex was exposed to the public.