Mike Gravel (Gravel 2020)

Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel (1930 - 2022) was an American politician who served as the 46th President of the United States from 2021 until his death on July 7th, 2022.
== Presidency of Mike Gravel (2021 - 2022) ==
==== 2020 Presidential Campaign ====
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After filing to run in 2020 with the F.E.C. in March of 2019, Mike Gravel formed an exploratory later that day. On April 2nd, 2019: Gravel officially announced his run for the White House and released his launch video on April 8th, 2019. This was Gravel's first time since the 2008 Election in which he ran for President. Gravel's broad approach in the primaries and during the debates made him an instant favorite among the Democratic base despite his old age. Gravel's age was often brought up by CNN and other media platforms as well as the Republican opposition. This did not stop Gravel from making rapid gains in the polls, and Gravel won the 2020 Election with 56% of the popular vote and 302 electoral votes. Bernie Sanders became Gravel's Vice President, making them the oldest Presidential ticket in American history. 
=== Foreign Policy ===
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Gravel passed an executive order which withdrew all US troops within the Middle East with staunch opposition from the Republicans in Congress. Gravel would spend the rest of 2021 attempting to scale down the United States military, he successfully shut down Guantanamo Bay, normalized relations with Cuba, formally recognized a Palestinian state, and stopped anti-BDS legislation from being passed. Gravel also successfully prosecuted Dick Cheney and worked with the UN to put him on trial before the ICC. Gravel also attempted to withdraw all US military bases, but was unsuccessful in withdrawing US troops from Europe and South Korea. Despite this, Gravel managed to get the US out of Japan, the Middle East, and Africa. Gravel began to use the money to also expand foreign aid to other nations.
=== Domestic Policy ===
During his short 1 year Presidency, Gravel was able to implement massive domestic infrastructure projects. These included fixing the water of Flint, Michigan and building up infrastructure in impoverished states such as Mississippi and Alabama. Gravel also made great strides to end the opioid epidemic.
=== Reforming the Supreme Court ===
During his short Presidency, Gravel attempted to reform the Supreme Court as he believed it had become too partisan and not focused on upholding the law as a result. Gravel attempted to instate 8 year term limits for a supreme court justice.
== Senator from Alaska (1969 - 1981) ==
Gravel served as a senator from Alaska through 1969 to 1981. He did many notable things such as reading the Pentagon Papers into record which played a crucial role in revealing US atrocities in Vietnam.
== Death and Legacy ==
Mike Gravel died in the White House bedroom due to what people believed was natural causes. Mike Gravel died at the age of 91, making him the oldest living President in the history of the United States.Category:Presidents of the United States
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