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1. Won a presidential election
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2. Engaged in “Ping-Pong Diplomacy”
For Table Tennis
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3. Has been in the Oval Office
Gump met multiple presidents, and Trump as president.
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4. Married Jenny
Trump’s wives have been Ivana, Marla, and Melania.
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5. Made fries at McDonald’s
Trump did this in his 2024 campaign.
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6. Ran with a red hat
Trump ran for president with a MAGA hat and Gump wore a red Bubba Gump hat during his runs across America.
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7. Made a lot of money from business ventures
Trump with real estate and Gump with shrimp and stocks
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8. Has a successful chain of seafood restaurants with 35 locations
The Bubba Gump Shrimp Company is quite real.
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9. An excellent golfer
Trump allegedly has a 2.8 handicap, which might be an exaggeration, but even anything around 2.8 is pretty amazing. Gump was never shown to be a golfer.
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10. Was supposed to fight in Vietnam, but got a medical deferment
Gump fought. Trump got a medical exemption for bone spurs.
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11. Went to college on a football scholarship
Trump played a year of football at New York Military Academy, but was not on a football scholarship. Gump went to U of Alabama on a full scholarship for American football.
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12. Subject of a Weird Al Yankovic song parody, which is set to the tune of "Lump" by The Presidents of the United States of America
"He's Gump, he's Gump! What's in his head? He's Gump, he's Gump, he's Gump Is he in-bred?"
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13. Was staying at the Watergate Complex when the Watergate Scandal happened
Forrest made the call to security about men with flashlights.
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14. Has a son named after him (a junior, if you will)
Forrest Gump Jr. and Donald Trump Jr.
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15. Said, "Stupid is as stupid does."
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16. Had a cameo in a Home Alone movie
Home Alone 2
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17. Survived being shot
Trump survived an assassination attempt that clipped his ear. Gump was shot in the buttocks in Vietnam.
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18. Ate burgers and fries with the national college football champions
This does not really need explanation. It was the Clemson Tigers football team.
Slight nitpick corrections, Gump never won an Olympic medal, he played ping pong in China as part of a international relations campaign. And Gump was never drafted into Vietnam, he voluntarily joined.
You got my nom on that one.