Overview

• Karl Rove used a Fox & Friends interview to mock Democratic activists and to urge Republicans to broaden their coalition by courting independents and ticket-splitters.
• Trump responded on Truth Social by calling Rove a RINO and claiming Rove would not say “President Donald J. Trump” when crediting Republican gains.
• Mediaite reported that the segment did not include a question asking Rove to explain Republican success, indicating Trump mischaracterized what aired.
• Rove advised that Republicans must convert 2024 anti-Democrat votes into affirmative support by offering a forward-looking agenda.
• Conservative host Mark Levin amplified Trump’s attack on Rove on X, extending a long-running intraparty feud into a fresh round of public sniping.