The reason why a lot of Americans lost faith in Ford was that D.He pardoned Nixon for any crimes he might have committed.
After Ford took over as President, one of the first things he did was to pardon Nixon for any crimes he committed relating to the Watergate Scandal.
This was deeply controversial in the United States and led to many who wanted Nixon to be tried for his crimes, losing faith in Ford.
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