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0 pointsadd-sub-mul-div7mo ago0 comments

Have you ever seen a late night show? Monologue jokes about the sitting president practically define the format. Every other president going back decades would just man up and take it.

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wvenable7mo ago

Except Nixon.

macintux7mo ago

For all his flaws, Nixon had a far thicker skin than Trump and infinitely more integrity.

cratermoon7mo ago

Nixon didn't have a thicker skin, he was just more patient and calculating in his revenge. Have we already forgotten his "enemies list"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon%27s_enemies_list

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