Like Nixon, President Trump has also been a trailblazer on the foreign policy front. Ronald Reagan stood for free markets, limited government, a strong foreign policy, and unapologetic American pride. Richard Nixon, by contrast, was never particularly loyal to the classic conservative tenets of free markets or limited government. President Trump has exhibited several Nixonian leanings, but in many ways, he’s a hybrid of Reagan and Nixon. Vance has leaned into comparisons with Nixon, with young conservatives seeing echoes of the 37th president in his character.