@brutamerica: Vice President JD Vance said the Watergate scandal would have been little more than a “12-hour news story” in today’s fragmented political climate and would not have forced a president from office. Speaking at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in California, Vance argued that the “deep state” brought down Nixon and drew a parallel with institutions he said attempted to undermine Donald Trump during his first administration. Trump was first impeached in 2019 on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The House accused him of pressuring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to announce investigations involving political rival Joe Biden while withholding a White House meeting and congressionally approved military aid, then directing officials not to comply with the impeachment inquiry. He was impeached again in January 2021 for incitement of insurrection after repeatedly claiming the 2020 election had been stolen and urging supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol as Congress certified the results. A mob subsequently stormed the building, disrupting the certification process. The Senate acquitted Trump in both trials. Watergate began with the 1972 break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters and ultimately led Nixon to become the only U.S. president to resign from office. #jdvance #watergate #richardnixon #donaldtrump #uspolitics

Dan :

He's telling us that his boss is exponentially worse than Nixon.

Fae :

he's bragging that the bar of being a distinguished president has significantly lowered? he doesn't see how this is a bad thing at all

TheJoeGrillo :

Shy queen :

And he’s bragging about that? 🙃

noMulletzaddy4u :

The amount of stuff this administration has done makes Watergate look small is what he is implying

♥️ Not your average Mo ♥️ :

This is testing the waters….

Carly :

Downplaying watergate is wild

nerdcaptain :

So hes admitting Watergate is NOTHING compared to this administration

catherine.hathaway :

Laughing about watergate is insane

Hannah Bryant :

This is our vice president, mind you

Boredofborg🇵🇸🇨🇦 :

alright it’s fine when we say it but it’s really not cool when they say it

Sydney :

so he’s bragging about watering down the honor of the presidency?

mercy :

hey so this is actually a bad thing

matthew parry :

admitting to being less dependable than the Nixon administration is not the flex that you think it is

geekmom :

it's not a good thing that accountability has fallen so far. smh

DevilDocMejia :

that's not a good thing

Carol :

He literally has no idea what he just said 😳

johndavis605 :

Trying to define down deviancy.

max.and.mouse15 :

Watergate was a 2 year ordeal btw

Munson :

Incredible self own

Rob :

thats not something to be bragging about

barbiegurl :

this demonstrates how far gone democracy is

IceWizard5769 :

See he is right, but that is absolutely not something to brag or be proud of. So much terrible shit happened so often the news just goes from one thing to the next to the next to the next

finley .ᐟ ⊹ ࣪ ˖ ⚓︎ :

first time I agree with JD Vance, if watergate happened today, it would fade very quickly from the public eye, it would even be called a distraction. that is a VERY bad thing.

Rikka :

That’s… a bad thing…