JD Vance says Nixon’s Watergate scandal would be ‘12-hour news story’ today
Vice-president declares admiration for 37th president and claims Nixon and Trump targeted by ‘deep state’ forcesJD Vance does not think the era-defining Watergate scandal would have lasted more than a...
By Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles · The Guardian World
Vice-president declares admiration for 37th president and claims Nixon and Trump targeted by ‘deep state’ forces JD Vance does not think the era-defining Watergate scandal would have lasted more than a single news cycle in today’s fragmented, hyper-partisan political environment – and certainly would not have led to a president’s downfall. Speaking at the Richard Nixon presidential library in Yorba Linda, California, on Thursday to promote his new book, Communion, Vance discussed his spiritual journey from atheist to Catholic convert before declaring his admiration for 37th president. Continue reading...