The vice president said that the scandal that ended Richard Nixon’s presidency would be “like a 12-hour news story” if it happened today and that the “deep state” had taken down Nixon.
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The vice president said that the scandal that ended Richard Nixon’s presidency would be “like a 12-hour news story” if it happened today and that the “deep state” had taken down Nixon.
Vice President JD Vance called it “crazy” that the Watergate scandal toppled Richard Nixon’s presidency, saying it would have barely registered in today’s political environment. The vice president said that the scandal that ended Richard Nixon’s presidency would be “like a 12-hour news story” if it happened today and that the “deep state” had taken down Nixon.
Bloomberg reported the story as "Vance Says Nixon’s Watergate Wouldn’t End a Presidency Now." The New York Times reported the story as "Vance Downplays Watergate and Compares Himself to Nixon."
2 sources have covered this story, including The New York Times and Bloomberg. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 3 hours ago.
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[02] DisputedKey facts present in mainstream desks; corroboration thin from wires.
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