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Agnew

[ag-noo, -nyoo]

noun

  1. David Hayes, 1818–92, U.S. surgeon.

  2. Spiro T(heodore) 1918–96, U.S. politician: vice president 1969–73; resigned 1973.



Agnew

/ ˈæɡnjuː /

noun

  1. Spiro (ˈspɪərəʊ) Theodore . 1918–96, US Republican politician; vice president (1969–73)

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In public, he relied on his vice president, Spiro Agnew, to slam the networks as part of an irresponsibly hostile liberal “unelected elite” with “vast power.”

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It was also reported on Saturday that White House border czar Tom Homan apparently accepted a $50,000 cash bribe in 2024 from undercover FBI agents in exchange for contracts — exactly the same act that sent Agnew packing — and they even have it on tape.

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His first vice president, Spiro Agnew, was found to have been taking cash bribes for government contracts and was forced to resign from office.

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In a 1982 song, “O.C. Life,” punk artist Rikk Agnew makes an environmental impact report on his home turf: Blocking out the real world that you seldom ever see / Pace the cage you live in with your friends and families.

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Stiller also wants to make a movie based on the Rachel Maddow podcast “Bag Man,” detailing the bribery scandal surrounding Spiro Agnew, Richard Nixon’s vice president.

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