Karl Rove Reveals 2025's Dangerous' Theme: We Have to Get Our Act Together'

"If you listed the worst years in American history, 2025 wouldn't be near the top, began Rove, who enumerated a number of positive developments pertaining to immigration, crime, the economy, and foreign affairs. But he also knocked President Donald Trump, whom he said the public is tiring of. Increasingly, they may hear only the offensive or cruel things he says, observed the Fox News contributor."

"This year, Americans were also increasingly fascinated by conspiracy theories, noted Rove, who cited the uproar over the Jeffrey Epstein case, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s crusade against vaccines, and the rise of anti-Semitism on the Right as examples. It gets darker: Prominent MAGA voices are reverting to antisemitic tropes, asserting that Israel and Jews in general are running America's foreign policy. It gets weirder: One podcaster claims that French President Emmanuel Macron's wife is a man."

"The prevailing theme is the public's pervasive distrust of virtually every institution in American life. There's almost no authority figure or august body in our society in which most people have confidence. That's dangerous for the country, concluded Rove. In many ways, our nation's public life seems overwhelming. Mutual contempt defines much of our politics. We're confused and exhausted. We have to get our act together."

2025 saw positive developments in immigration, crime reduction, the economy, and foreign affairs alongside growing public fatigue with President Donald Trump as many increasingly focus on his offensive or cruel remarks. Interest in conspiracy theories rose, highlighted by reactions to the Jeffrey Epstein case, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine activism, and expanding antisemitism tied to some MAGA figures. Intra-party divisions and changes in the media landscape intensified political fragmentation. Pervasive distrust of institutions eroded confidence in authority, contributing to mutual contempt, confusion, and exhaustion among the public. Rebuilding trust and restoring civility are critical tasks with long-lasting consequences.

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