Wed
Jun 17 2026
05:23 pm
By: Mark Harmon
Well, I hope everybody had a Happy Watergate Day. It's been 54 years since the break-in, a calendar event we all should recognize. The plumbers' parade was a bit disappointing this year, but Republicans on Capitol Hill and President Trump in Europe kept up the Watergate Day spirit by making many "inoperative statements."
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Knox TN Today
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Local TV News
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