{"id":18190,"date":"2026-06-26T17:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18190"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:32:16","slug":"vance-an-admirer-of-richard-nixon-says-watergate-would-be-a-12-hour-news-story-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18190","title":{"rendered":"Vance, an admirer of Richard Nixon, says Watergate would be \u2018a 12-hour news story\u2019 today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon would have been a blip in today\u2019s news cycle, and he drew parallels between Nixon and President Donald Trump \u2014 arguing that both were targeted by \u201cdeep state\u201d forces.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18188\">DNC plans weekend of events to focus on affordability concerns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vance described his admiration for Nixon during a conversation at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California. Widely expected to be a presidential contender in 2028, Vance spoke at the library while promoting his new book, \u201cCommunion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After talking about the book and his faith journey, Vance shifted to Nixon, saying the legacy of the 37th president is \u201cenjoying a bit of a renaissance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=18186\">DC reaches court settlement with man detained while protesting troops\u2019 patrol with Darth Vader song<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He went on: \u201cIf you look at the story of how the deep state took down Richard Nixon, it\u2019s not all that different from what the same groups of people, the same institutions tried to do to Donald Trump in the first Trump administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance then noted his own similarities with Nixon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung senator, vice president, writes some bestselling books, is hated by the media,\u201d he said. \u201cIt kind of sounds like JD Vance. 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