Vance questions Watergate, draws Nixon–Trump parallels
TL;DR
Vice President JD Vance said he admires Richard Nixon and suggested Watergate was exaggerated, drawing a parallel between Nixon’s forced resignation in 1974 and the pressures facing Donald Trump today, a comparison historians criticized as oversimplifying presidential abuses of power.
- Vance dismisses Watergate scandal, says ‘deep state’ went after Nixon The Washington Post
- JD Vance says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would be ‘12-hour news story’ today The Guardian
- Vance Says Nixon Watergate Scandal Wouldn’t End a Presidency Now Bloomberg.com
- JD Vance Says Richard Nixon’s Legacy Deserves a Second Look Yahoo
- Trump And Nixon Victimized By The Deep State, JD Vance Tells CA Crowd Patch
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