{"id":2619305,"date":"2026-06-25T19:11:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-lists-four-things-he-has-in-common-with-nixon-sounds-like-jd-vance\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T19:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T23:11:42","slug":"vance-lists-four-things-he-has-in-common-with-nixon-sounds-like-jd-vance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-lists-four-things-he-has-in-common-with-nixon-sounds-like-jd-vance\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance lists four things he has in common with Nixon: \u2018Sounds like JD Vance\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-lists-four-things-he-has-in-common-with-nixon-sounds-like-jd-vance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2619305&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance expressed admiration for former President Richard Nixon, describing him as a \u201ccharacter in history\u201d with whom he shares similarities in public service, including being a young senator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>, bestselling author, and media critic. Vance made these remarks at a promotional event at teh Richard Nixon Presidential Library in california, where he was promoting his new memoir, &#8220;Communion: Finding My Way Back to faith.&#8221; He also noted that Nixon\u2019s historical legacy is experiencing a resurgence and drew parallels between Nixon\u2019s downfall through Watergate and the challenges faced by Donald Trump, suggesting a pattern of institutional opposition.Vance highlighted that Trump was impeached twice but acquitted, whereas Nixon resigned before impeachment proceedings concluded. He also discussed Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legal issues post-presidency<\/a>, including a recent conviction for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-charges-against-trump-are-rarely-ever-pursued-by-das\/\" title=\"The Charges Against Trump Are Rarely Ever Pursued by DAs\">business record falsification<\/a>. Additionally, Vance shared details about his recent conversion to Catholicism, which he discusses in his latest book. He is currently on a national tour promoting the book and has indicated he will decide on a 2028 presidential run after the upcoming midterm elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> praised former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/richard-nixon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1610\">Richard Nixon<\/a> as a \u201ccharacter in history\u201d with whom he\u2019s \u201cfascinated,\u201d saying he personally liked the 37th president for the similarities they shared in public office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA young senator, vice president, writes some bestselling books, is hated by the media \u2014 it kind of sounds like JD Vance,\u201d he said of himself. \u201cI\u2019ve always liked Richard Nixon.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4625921\/vance-richard-nixon-watergate-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance lists four things he has in common with Nixon: \u2018Sounds like JD Vance\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4625715\/kelsey-grammer-trump-white-house-run-for-office\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kelsey Grammer meets with Trump at White House amid talk of run for office<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4625347\/trump-claims-crowd-at-least-45000-people-america-250-kickoff-rally\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump claims he drew at least 45,000 people to his America 250 rally<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance\u2019s remarks came during a promotional event for his new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/books\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1127\">memoir<\/a>, <em>Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith<\/em>, at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"60\">California<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think that his historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, but I think deservedly so,\u201d Vance <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2070251368753852571\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2070251368753852571\">said<\/a> of the past Republican president. \u201cIf Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vice president then compared Nixon to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and the numerous problems he faced in recent years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you look at the story of how the deep state took down Richard Nixon, it\u2019s 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,\u201d Vance said. \u201cThere is a parallel.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was impeached twice by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> during his first term, although he was acquitted by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> on both occasions. By contrast, Nixon was never impeached because he voluntarily resigned before the House could vote on the articles of impeachment stemming from the Watergate scandal and Nixon\u2019s role in its cover-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After leaving office in 2021, Trump faced various criminal cases, including one that resulted in a conviction months before his 2024 reelection victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that case, he was convicted on all 34 counts for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization...s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a> to cover up a hush money payment to a pornographic actress who alleged she had sex with him two decades ago. Trump received an unconditional discharge, but the guilty verdict remains on his record. The president\u2019s legal team is actively appealing the conviction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4619451\/vance-conversion-catholic-moment-america\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4619451\/vance-conversion-catholic-moment-america\/\">VANCE\u2019S CONVERSION AND THE DAWN OF THE \u2018CATHOLIC MOMENT\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since last week, Vance has been conducting a national press tour for his latest book, which focuses on his 2019 conversion to Catholicism and his faith journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book release comes as many speculate whether he is gearing up for a 2028 presidential run. Vance said he is waiting until after the midterm elections to make a decision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance praises Nixon as a historic figure he admires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2619306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-tjrfi0qvv-1782427158354-e1782427659833.jpg?1782413277&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32082,23222,5894],"class_list":["post-2619305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-jd-vance","tag-nixon","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-tjrfi0qvv-1782427158354-e1782427659833.jpg?1782413277&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2619305"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619309,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2619305\/revisions\/2619309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2619306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2619305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2619305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2619305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}