June 17 is the 50th anniversary of the Watergate burglary that would end Richard M. Nixon's presidency two years later. When Nixon resigned and helicoptered away from the White House, the often uttered consensus was that "the system worked." ADVERTISEMENTYet we've gained some hard-won knowledge: It's not "the system" that must work to preserve our 246-year-old nation. The Republican Party is Trump's party: radicalized, tribal, cultish. Jackie Calmes is an opinion columnist for the Los Angeles Times in Washington, D.C.ADVERTISEMENT©2022 Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 21, 2022 15:24 UTC