Most voters believe that the growing web of scandals in the Biden White House is starting to resemble those that forced the resignation of former President Richard Nixon in the Watergate era 49 years ago this month.
In the wake of whistleblower testimony on bribery and corruption allegations, majorities believe that the scandals are serious, agree that it’s likely that the president is involved in “part of an illegal cover-up,” and feel that, like Nixon, President Joe Biden has weaponized the government against his enemies.
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With his approval rating in the cellar, the latest Rasmussen Reports survey found that 61% believe the financial and bribery scandals linking first son Hunter Biden to his father are serious, with just 29% shrugging them off.
Worse for the president, 44% believe the scandal is “very serious” and that he took part in money phone calls with Hunter Biden’s clients, as his former partner Devon Archer confirmed in closed-door House testimony on Monday. Even 42% of Democrats agree with that, according to Rasmussen’s survey pulled from a pool made up of 36% Democrats, 33% Republicans, and 31% independents.
On the question of an illegal cover-up, 60% believe the president is “part of an illegal cover-up to hide his involvement in his son Hunter’s foreign business deals.” Of those, 45% said it is “very likely.” And 36% of Democrats agreed.
In Watergate, most believe that it was Nixon’s effort to cover up the illegal break-in of Democratic Party headquarters that led to his resignation and near impeachment.
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In that cover-up, Nixon was often accused of using his Justice Department and other agencies to attack his enemies list.
Rasmussen found a similar concern among current likely voters. Asked if, like Nixon, Joe Biden has used “the weaponization of government to benefit his family and deny Congress the ability to have the oversight,” 58% agreed, 43% strongly, and 35% disagreed.
