Republican strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday accused President Trump of making a \u201ckey mistake\u201d during the State of the Union by not addressing the concerns of disenchanted voters who are seeking relief from financial hardship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor them, the president\u2019s speech almost certainly didn\u2019t sound based in reality. Many Americans, especially swing voters, are pessimistic about the economy,\u201d Rove wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, highlighting job loss in the manufacturing sector preceding potentially more reductions due to artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For weeks, Rove has urged Trump to cater to his base of voters plagued by rising costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The strategist bucked the president\u2019s claims that prices are decreasing and that tariffs would replace income tax, alleging that Trump \u201csounded as out of touch\u201d as former President Biden when he preached \u201cBidenomics is working.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his Tuesday speech, Trump told listeners the economy was \u201croaring\u201d and that America was \u201cwinning.\u201d Rove said the vigor was motivating, yet Trump\u2019s efforts rarely show in material policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt too often sounded like a political convention speech rather than a presidential address. Even by the former\u2019s standards, it was angry, pugnacious, and hence less effective,\u201d Rove wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMr. Trump offered elements of a credible, effective case for Republicans in the midterm campaign. But if they\u2019re to defend their majority successfully, congressional Republicans must offer more substance, be more forward-looking, display more empathy, and focus much more on the economy than what Americans heard Tuesday,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rove concluded the commentary with a clear call to the GOP: \u201cThey better get cracking. Time\u2019s a-wasting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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