Vance, an admirer of Richard Nixon, says Watergate would be a ‘a 12-hour news story’ today
Vance, an admirer of Richard Nixon, says Watergate would be a ‘a 12-hour news story’ today
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon would have been a blip in today’s news cycle, and he drew parallels between Nixon and President Donald Trump — arguing that both were targeted by “deep state” forces.
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, “Communion.”
After talking about the book and his faith journey, Vance shifted to Nixon, saying the legacy of the 37th president is “enjoying a bit of a renaissance.”
“If Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy,” Vance said.
He went on: “If you look at the story of how the deep state took down Richard Nixon, it’s 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.”
Vance then noted his own similarities with Nixon.
“Young senator, vice president, writes some bestselling books, is hated by the media,” he said. “It kind of sounds like JD Vance. I’ve always liked Richard Nixon.”
Nixon was in his second term when he resigned over the Watergate scandal in 1974.
By Chang-Ran Kim and Ann Wang TOKYO/ZHUBEI, Taiwan, June 26 (Reuters) – Japan grappled with transport disruptions on Friday while bracing for more torrential rain and risks from two approaching
The ship was reportedly struck by an “unknown projectile” near Oman but no casualties were reported.
Three new sites in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Yorkshire could house about 3,750 asylum seekers if permission is granted.
The BBC is looking at a how the heatwave is affecting local services across the county.
The King becomes first monarch to publish their tax payments – with the figures putting him among the UK’s top 100 taxpayers.
JAKARTA, June 26 (Reuters) – Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country’s
Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country’s communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect. • TikTok, developed by Chinese technology company ByteDance, has deactivated 4.1 million accounts, while Alphabet’s Google’s video platform YouTube has deactivated 600,000 accounts, Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said late on Thursday, adding that the ministry wanted others to follow.
SEOUL, June 26 (Reuters) – South Korea’s former First Lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced on Friday to seven years in jail for bribery, a Seoul court ruled.
Amparo del Giudice dug with her bare hands at a huge mound of concrete in search of her son, trapped under rubble after Venezuela’s strongest earthquake since 1900.”It is a lot of rock, and with bare hands it is impossible,” she said, sitting not far from where she thought her son was trapped.
Human-caused climate change is “unequivocally” responsible for the intensity of a record-breaking heatwave scorching Europe, scientists said Friday.”Climate change is unequivocally to blame.”
Glastonbury is on a fallow year but how will events adapt to climate change and hotter weather?
“Very strong” verification is needed in Iran following the Middle East conflict to ensure that it does not develop nuclear weapons, the UN atomic watchdog chief said on Friday.”I think the objective of this (recent US-Iran preliminary) agreement is to ensure that there is no development of nuclear weapons in Iran.
Train services are being disrupted, events affected and people are being reminded to stay safe.
Earlier in the week Donald Trump blamed vandals for “a 300 foot long gash” in the pool and accused someone of putting fertiliser in the water.
Questions are being raised over the handling of cash, valuable jewellery, gold and silver offered by devotees.
A man was taken to hospital with a serious injury and will be in custody once treated, say police.
The changes would see fewer criminals jailed and hundreds of prisoners get out of jail earlier in an attempt to tackle the prisons overcrowding crisis.
By Kyu-seok Shim and Heejin Kim SEOUL, June 26 (Reuters) – South Korea will rapidly expand its drone and counter-drone capabilities to counter North Korea, including by training 500,000 “drone
The bikes used by Cleveland Police officers are part funded by two housing associations.
A review of the front page stories from the daily newspapers in Scotland.
Powered by WPeMatico