JD Vance:"I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story" [View all]

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-25T21:03:32.010Z

I couldn't fit the whole quote in the title but the Bluesky post has the rest of the quote.

He may not be wrong but it shows how far the country has fallen. One of the reasons why Nixon resigned is because his own party told him that they would vote to impeach him if he didn't resign. They should do the same with Trump.