After watching the Oscar winning film "All The President's Men" on TCM, I saw so many similarities between Donald Trump and Richard Nixon that I had to write about it.

Outside of the "plumbers" and ratf*ckers Nixon employed, one thing that was eerily striking was the way both men and their surrogates attacked the media.

As the Washington Post was uncovering the incremental truth behind the Watergate break in, Nixon's press operation was in full attack mode.

In the film, director Alan J. Pakula used actual footage and soundbites from Nixon's team.

Nixon's press secretary Ron Ziegler led the way with recriminations against the Post.

Ziegler said, "Why did the Post try to do it? You have a man, editor of the Washington Post by the name of Ben Bradley - I think anyone who honestly accesses what his political persuasions are would, I think come to the conclusion quite quickly that he is not a supporter of President Nixon. I respect the free press. I don't respect the type of journalism, the shabby journalism that is being practiced by the Washington Post."

Clark MacGregor, Chairman of the Committee to Re-elect the President said:

"Using innuendo, third person hearsay, unsubstantiated charges, anonymous sources and huge scare headlines, The Post has maliciously sought to give the appearance of a direct connection between the White House and the Watergate. A charge that the Post knows and a half a dozen investigations have found to be false. The Hallmark of the Post campaign has been hypocrisy."

On the Nixon tapes, the president said to Ziegler, " I want it clearly understood that from now on, ever - no reporter from the Washington Post is ever to be in the White House, is that clear? No reporter from the Washington Post is ever to be in the White House, again."