Vance Says Watergate Would Be 'a 12-Hour News Story' Today
Vance compared Watergate with modern coverage and said Nixon faced the same institutions he says targeted Trump.
- On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance argued at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California, that the Watergate scandal would be a "12-hour news story" today, comparing "deep state" actions against President Richard Nixon to those against President Donald Trump.
- Promoting his book, Communion, Vance expressed fascination with Nixon, stating the former president's historical legacy is "enjoying a bit of a renaissance" and that he has "always liked" him.
- Vance claimed that if Watergate occurred tomorrow, it would be a "12-hour news story," arguing that the "same institutions" targeting Nixon also attempted to undermine Trump during his first administration.
- Critics reacted sharply to the comments, with U.S. political editor Mikey Smith of The Mirror writing that "this is just not the thing you say in public," while historian Kevin M. Kruse remarked, "Oh, he's so close to getting it."
- Nixon resigned in 1974 following the Watergate scandal, the only president to step down. New York attorney Ray Beckerman challenged the comparison, writing that "Nixon's corruption was infinitesimal compared to Trump's.
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JD Vance Says Watergate Would Be '12-Hour News Story' Today
US Vice President JD Vance says it is "crazy" that the Watergate scandal brought down Richard Nixon's presidency, arguing that the political spying affair would dominate headlines for no more than a few hours.
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