Karl Rove: Trump Should Tweet About Children Killed by Gun Violence Not Bubba Wallace

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ROVE: "Why should we be surprised that the White House press corps tries to take any opening that they have when the President has done something like attack the only African-American NASCAR driver and the President's defense of the Confederate flag. Why should we be surprised that they're focus on that rather than a big event that's happened on Saturday and the violence in communities of color where people are not getting adequate police protection? Why? Of course they were going to pick at something that would hurt the President. But the President advances this cause when he uses the powerful voice that he has to advance his cause. He could have advanced his cause on Monday by instead of tweeting about Bubba Wallace, instead tweeting about the names of these young black girls and boys who were killed in acts of needless violence in America's major cities. That’s a much better point. That’s what America is concerned about. They are not concerned about Bubba Wallace or the Confederate flag, but many Americans are deeply concerned about what they are seeing. As the President laid out the predicate on Saturday in his speech at Mt. Rushmore, he could have followed up on Monday by drawing attention to it and he could have advanced his cause in this election year by paying more attention to the things that Americans care about like the violence that's occurring in our major cities."