Fox's Karl Rove accuses President Obama of committing a “political drive-by shooting” with his commencement speech
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Citation From the May 18, 2020, edition of Fox News Fox & Friends
BRIAN KILMEADE (CO-HOST): Karl, it's a bit surprising to see President Obama, for me anyway, take a shot at President Trump in a commencement -- a virtual commencement address about his pandemic coverage. I thought he was supposed to be inspiring the next generation of graduates. I don't know if that fits in, but it must sound familiar because isn't -- didn't President Obama take countless shots at you and the Bush administration?
KARL ROVE (FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR): Well, yeah, but look, you put your finger on it. It is so unseemly for a former president to take the virtual commencement ceremony for a series of historically black colleges and universities and turn it into a political drive-by shooting. I mean, you know, this is a moment where these young graduates could be inspired to a life of service, to, you know, recognize that life is going to bring challenges, and how we handle the challenges is going to demonstrate our character. There are lots of positive messages that the former president could have delivered.