Biden and Trump face a new challenger: ‘Literally Anybody Else’

Dustin Ebey, a teacher from Texas, has legally changed his name and is collecting signatures to run for president as an independent
Literally Anybody Else said he would love to debate Donald Trump and Joe Biden
Literally Anybody Else said he would love to debate Donald Trump and Joe Biden
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A teacher from Texas has legally changed his name to “Literally Anybody Else”, and is hoping to challenge Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the November presidential election.

Dustin Ebey had the name change approved by a judge in Tarrant County earlier in the year. He told WFAA, a local TV station, that the judge was not amused, but obliged with his request: his driving licence now lists his first name as “Literally Anybody”, and his last as “Else”.

With his new name, Else is campaigning to try to secure enough signatures by the May 13 deadline to register as an independent.

The 35-year-old faces an uphill battle: he needs 113,151 signatures, which must be from registered voters who did not vote in the presidential