Inner Circle: Nixon, Trump, and Washington’s War on Change

Richard Nixon and Donald Trump sought to change Washington, and Washington responded by trying to destroy them.

by Newt Gingrich

In 1972, President Richard Nixon, a well-known statesman, won 60.7 percent of the popular vote (an 18 million vote margin) and carried every state but Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. He had previously spent four years in the House, two years in the Senate, eight years as vice president, and four years as president. Within wee…