Historical figures can be a Historical Domain Character however.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
But that doesn't make them fictional. Tropes may apply to a fictional version of Gerald Ford when he's depicted as a character in a movie; but they don't apply to the real Gerald Ford.
Even if tropes could apply to real people, I still think it's a very bad idea to add them to pages about modern politicians. That's just asking for flame wars.
We should not trope their personal lives outside of how their personal lives are frequently portrayed in media. The point of a Useful Notes page is, in theory, helping writers and readers know enough about the subject to understand a portrayal in media.
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
"He's the only US President to have been on the receiving end of assassination attempts by women."
wait what?
the... RECIEVING end? so... other presidents have been on the... attacking end?
Edited by eddddd
If we should not trope the personal lives of creators (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Administrivia/CreatorPageGuidelines)
surely the same applies to historical figures. Tropes are tools used by writers of fiction. Gerald Ford was not a fictional character, therefore his life does not provide examples of any tropes.
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