In reporting on Karl Rove's resignation Monday night, ABC News blamed him for the ads produced during the 2004 presidential election by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
According to the Media Research Center, ABC's David Wright cited Rove's "political ju-jitzu" in "turning opponents' strengths against them." With a Swift Boat ad clip on screen, Wright described a "sustained attack on John Kerry's war record, an audacious move considering Bush's Vietnam War record was weak."
Following Wright's report, anchor Charles Gibson showcased how Kerry "said he orchestrated a political strategy 'that promised to unite Americans but instead left us more divided than [ever] before.'"
According to MRC, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth group was created by Vietnam veterans and funded by sources outside of the control of Rove or the campaign, mainly Texas billionaire Boone Pickens.
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