Dan DiamondWashington Post·26 Jun, 2026 03:29 AM4 mins to readUS Vice-President J.D. Vance has said he admired Richard Nixon, who resigned in 1974 under pressure of the Watergate scandal. He drew parallels between the past president and Donald Trump. Photo / Getty ImagesUnited States Vice-President J.D. Vance has expressed sympathy for former President Richard Nixon, suggesting that Nixon was wrongly forced out of office in 1974 and comparing his political travails to those facing President Donald Trump now.
“As I joked … backstage, if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a
