President Donald Trump blasted GOP strategist Karl Rove on Thursday and demanded Fox News remove him from the air after Rove analyzed the president’s approval numbers on America’s Newsroom.
During his morning appearance, Rove laid out what Democrats would need to retake the House in the upcoming midterms.
“The president’s unfavorability is at 40%. The Democratic Party’s unfavorability is below 37. So who’s…less popular and how’s that going to affect the outcome?”
That comparison appeared to set Trump off.
The president posted to Truth Social shortly after: “FoxNews should get rid of sloppy RINO Karl Rove.”
Trump continued his attack, writing that Rove has “called ME and MAGA wrong for 11 years now, and he still doesn’t get it, and he never will, because he suffers from a completely inoperable, and totally dysfunctional, case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
“Put Karl Rove out to pasture, NOW. He is a LOSER, and he always will be!” Trump added.
Rove, part of the Republican old guard, has been a frequent Trump critic on both policy and political strategy.
In 2019, Rove told National Review editor Rich Lowry that the Republican Party would need to “recreate itself” after Trump leaves office. Rove described Trump’s leadership style as rooted in “dark charisma” and said the future of conservatism would depend on the character of whoever replaces him.
Rove’s analysis on America’s Newsroom focused on generic ballot polling. He said Democrats would need at least a five or six point advantage to retake the House with a significant margin.
“Having a Democrat advantage of one [point] ain’t much. A Democrat advantage of four is significantly better,” Rove said.
