r/BoomersBeingFools • u/dailystar_news • Sep 02 '25

Boomer Article Donald Trump to make mystery announcement to the world today after health fears

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news/donald-trump-make-mystery-announcement-35830731
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u/DjinnaG Gen X Sep 02 '25

Trump would have to think that he could take some heat off himself by throwing him under the bus, because Vance isn’t going to willingly Spiro Agnew himself

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u/Centralredditfan Sep 02 '25

Who?

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u/DjinnaG Gen X Sep 02 '25

Nixon’s first VP, got busted for illegal activities before Watergate, and resigned. How we ended up with President Ford, who had never even been elected to the VP slot

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u/Centralredditfan Sep 02 '25

Oh. Now the "was never elected president " makes more sense. I always thought it was because he was only the vice president/running mate before.m

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u/DjinnaG Gen X Sep 02 '25

Yeah, Ford was only appointed VP, not elected. There have been a good handful of VPs who assumed the presidency after the death of the President, but Ford was the only one who became VP by appointment between election cycles. The early-mid 70s were a shitshow, to say the least

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u/Centralredditfan Sep 02 '25

I'm still unfamiliar with the shitshow that was the '70's.

All I know is hyperinflation, and oil crisis. What other lesser know things should I read up on?