Posted on 12/27/2019 7:58:23 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
There are "significant differences" between former President Richard Nixon's impeachment process and President Donald Trump's, according to journalist Tom Brokaw, including how the two leaders handled difficult times in office.
"Nixon was always aware of being presidential," Brokaw told MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Monday night. "Trump plays from the gutter frankly."
Last week, the House of Representatives voted along party lines to impeach Trump for abuse of power and obstructing Congress. Trump has maintained his innocence since the inquiry into his dealings with Ukraine was launched in September, calling the process a "witch hunt," and his supporters, including Republican legislators, have continued to support the president.
Brokaw told Matthews that this public display of support for Trump is a different situation from when Representatives pursued impeaching Nixon. At the time, Brokaw said, the Republican Party didn't speak out against impeaching the president the way they are today.
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What gutter? It seems to me he has been remarkably restrained considering the gutter tactics used by his enemies.
Yes. Trump plays where the opposition is.
Yeah, and Nixon got rolled by the Democrat-inspired Watergate controversy.
He made it to the top of the FAKE NEWS hierarchy for a reason!
With the help of Joe Biden, it got Millions Slaughtered in Southeast Asia.
Tom Brokaw will be 80 in Feb. Trump’s presidency will outlive him.
Tommy, Tommy stop. He doesn’t play from the gutter — he isn’t a journalist. He just throws sidearm — Staten Island.
I can’t wait ‘til he gets re-elected. The rivers of leftist tears will be glorious.
I don’t disagree with him at all. Trump fights. Nixon was an idiot.
Trump took good notes, and has stayed one step ahead of all of them.
Biggest thing was to notify everyone that he’s wise to the media.
Both were/ are presidential and Trump modeled his campaign after Nixon.
They’d destroy any Republican in their way and praise any dead Republican that they previously destroyed to get leverage.
Bingo! The real end game on Nixon was to have the communists kill and subjugate our allies - a goal perhaps most clearly admitted to by traitor John Kerry.
TOM BROKAW is like the old Southern Gentleman who won’t give up racism because the ‘darkies’ are really happy...
Brokaw is a throwback to a time before we knew liberal ideas create misery and pain...
Nixon gave in.
Trump plays in the gutter because that is where the dems and their media puppetmasters live. So, he’s essentially taking the fight to their home territory.
If any of you were not there to see it, they DESPISED Nixon far MORE than they hate Trump, and they demanded that our allies and the US military be destroyed.
If you want to see how the leftist media makes their evil deeds “disappear” look no further than the holocaust of the Southeast Asian killing fields.
Brokaw belongs to the Murphy Brown Era of News Reporters.
“Shut up people, I know best, so let me do your thinking for you!”
That doesn’t work anymore in today’s internet world.
Who plays more gutter ball than the Rats?????
Of the 3 who lasted so long we still have to hear from Rather and Brokaw. Jennings on the other hand is dead.
“Nixon was always aware of being presidential,” Brokaw told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews on Monday night. “Trump plays from the gutter frankly.”
That’s not what he said. He said “rxin ruz rwlys rur of bering prsdntchl. Trmp prays frm r gttr frnkry.”
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