GOP Guru Names Trump’s ‘Key Mistake’ in State of the Union Address

Aaron Schwartz / Getty Images Wall Street Journal columnist Karl Rove argued that Donald Trump made one “key mistake” during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. Rove, the former George W. Bush administration official whom Trump has called a “total loser,” did give the president credit for his use of gallery guests throughout his 108-minute address. But when it came to his ability to appeal to the voters that Republicans would need to win over in the midterms, Rove said he fell flat. “He savaged Democrats as ‘sick people’ and ‘crazy,’ claiming they ‘are destroying our country,’” Rove, 75, wrote in the Journal. “This cheered Republicans and angered Democrats in the room. But did it help Mr. Trump with the key voters the GOP must sway in the midterms? Almost everything the president said energized his MAGA hard core. But they aren’t enough to stave off a shellacking this fall.” Read more at The Daily Beast.