Yeh, but probably only because he had control of all the preceeding terrorist data (and Clarke, Wilson and Burgler) and it would give him a legacy other than, Travelgate, Fostergate, Browngate, Monicagate etc, etc..
If you are serious, I will ask you one thing.
In the moment that President had Could you have done a better job? How many terrorist flights never left the ground after he grounded all flights? I seriously doubt you have the B*lls to make all the decisions ( including shooting down airliners) under attack.