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Trump needs to learn how to own the narrative

May 10, 2017, 4:28 PM

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President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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I recognize that there are still people who are frustrated with me on the topic of President Donald Trump.

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I spend as much time as I can looking for opportunities to praise him. Today, I praised the president’s judicial nominees. He is counter balancing the judiciary; that is a blessing. He’s picking originalists, which is a great thing.

But when I critique the president, I’m critiquing how things are handled, not necessarily the actions themselves. I want his administration to stop looking like a clown show, from a perspective of communications. They should be the ones who own the narrative. This is not a difficult thing to do.

We need to realize that low-information voters only hear the way mainstream media presents the story. Trump needs to take control of his messaging.

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