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Rove responds to reports he's advising Trump campaign
The Hill ^ | 05 22 2020 | J. Edward Moreno

Posted on 05/22/2020 9:04:01 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

Former White House strategist Karl Rove pushed back Friday at reports that said he is advising the Trump campaign, but said he does give “unvarnished advice” to Trump's campaign when it contacts him.

Rove sad he is friends with Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, and that Parscale calls him from time to time.

“Well first of all, don’t believe everything you read in the press," Rove said in an interview with Fox News Radio's "The Guy Benson Show" on Friday.

Robe said he likes Parscale and "I consider him a friend, I’ve become quite a fan."

"I think he’s got a sharp mind and great instincts, and he’s actually called and asked, having been through this drill trying to reelect a president myself, he’s kind enough to call and occasionally say ‘what do you think about this’ or ‘should I be worried about that,'" said Rove, who was considered the master strategist for former President George W. Bush's campaigns.

"The idea that I’m somehow deeply engrained in the Trump campaign…I’ve got a busy life with Fox and Wall Street Journal and speeches,” added Rove, a political contributor to Fox News and a columnist for the Journal.

When Benson asked if it would be fair to say he was "occasionally informally advising the Trump campaign,” Robe responded: “I think that’s even too far."

"Occasionally he’s even kind enough to call me and say ‘what do you think about this’ so and I’m happy to give him my unvarnished advice and he can do with it what he will,” he added.

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KEYWORDS: bardparscale; bastard; bushbrain; magnificentbastard; rove; thearchitect; trump
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1 posted on 05/22/2020 9:04:01 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Best that he be inside the tent peeing out...


2 posted on 05/22/2020 9:05:03 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: yesthatjallen

Please, not Karl the Carrot Rove.


3 posted on 05/22/2020 9:05:12 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: yesthatjallen

I hope PDJT ISN’T listening to that DOUCHEBAG!!!!
Sure fire way to lose even to Biden!


4 posted on 05/22/2020 9:05:57 AM PDT by bantam
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To: yesthatjallen

Listening to Rove is the last thing the Trump campaign should be doing.


5 posted on 05/22/2020 9:09:02 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: bantam

Just a reminder, Rove helped Bush win twice. You might not like him (I know I don’t) but he does know some things about campaigning.


6 posted on 05/22/2020 9:09:37 AM PDT by Artemis Webb (There are only two genders.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Hopefully he is using it as a gauge of what NOT to do.


7 posted on 05/22/2020 9:09:50 AM PDT by KC_Lion (We honestly need a separation of Media and State.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Dear President Trump,

You’ve gotten this far on your instincts. The political class would have failed you in 2016... they will fail you in 2020. We elected you because we trust you. Don’t fall into the trap of needing political consultants to water down your message for you. Be you... not them.


8 posted on 05/22/2020 9:10:03 AM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: yesthatjallen

As long as you know Hushai will only countermand Ahitophel, it’s easy to know what to do with Rove’s advice.

Sure Rove, what should we do?


9 posted on 05/22/2020 9:11:56 AM PDT by Bogey78O (So far so good.)
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Lemme guess, Rove started the rumor in the first place.


10 posted on 05/22/2020 9:13:23 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: Artemis Webb
Rove sad he is friends with Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, and that Parscale calls him from time to time.

Parscale needs to go. He's too stupid to live.

He is outed as a derp state derp.

#PoliticalRona


11 posted on 05/22/2020 9:14:11 AM PDT by bagster ("Even bad men love their mamas".)
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To: yesthatjallen

NO!!! NO ROVE!! He’s supporting Kelly Loeffler for Senate!!


12 posted on 05/22/2020 9:16:15 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Artemis Webb

This is a totally different time......Rove is NOT someone to listen to today.


13 posted on 05/22/2020 9:17:50 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Artemis Webb
Just a reminder, Rove helped Bush win twice. You might not like him (I know I don’t) but he does know some things about campaigning.

Yes, Turd Blossom serve Bush well, but it's a different game now.

14 posted on 05/22/2020 9:17:55 AM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Managed to turn what should have been two run away wins into an extra inning affair and a late inning come back...


15 posted on 05/22/2020 9:18:39 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (AOC the bartender would have had to work on the second floor at Miss KittyÂ’s saloon...)
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To: yesthatjallen
When I've seen Rove on TV before saying what Trump should do, my reaction has always been that that advised action is the WORST thing Trump could do.

Maybe they're finding out what Rove would recommend just to determine absolutely what NOT to do.

16 posted on 05/22/2020 9:19:30 AM PDT by Wissa ("Accidents don't happen to people who take accidents as a personal insult." - Michael Corleone)
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To: yesthatjallen

NOT ROVESPUTIN! His advice and intuition is going to get Trump trounced!!(not really) He is NOT the power behind the throne, I don’t care how many Ouija charts he has


17 posted on 05/22/2020 9:21:44 AM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THEok RIBBON.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Bush League Republicans wish Bush League Republicans were advising Trump.

18 posted on 05/22/2020 9:21:59 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: Artemis Webb; All

Yeah, after Bush won twice, FReepers used the complimentary term in reference to Rove, “You magnificent bastard!”

Now, many FReepers bash him at the drop of a hat... what a fickle bunch.


19 posted on 05/22/2020 9:29:31 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: Artemis Webb

Bush won twice in spite of NeverTrump Rove.


20 posted on 05/22/2020 9:33:58 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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