 Later , at the funeral , Salt appears to succeed in killing President Matveyev , and then surrenders herself . Matveyev is declared dead . Salt escapes again and heads to a barge where Orlov is hiding with other sleeper agents . In a series of flashbacks , Salt recalls growing up in the Soviet Union and being trained with other children . On the barge , Orlov welcomes her back and has Mike killed in front of her . When Salt shows no reaction , Orlov is convinced she is loyal and begins briefing her on her next mission . She is to rendezvous with another KA who will help her assassinate the American president . Salt then kills Orlov and all of the other agents on the barge . She then meets with KA Shnaider ( Corey Stoll ) , who uses his cover as a NATO liaison to get Salt into the White House . Once inside , Shnaider launches a suicide attack to force agents to move the President ( Hunt Block ) to an underground bunker , accompanied by Winter . Salt follows them and manages to enter the bunker before it is sealed . 
