At one level I agree he did rock it.

But in trying to defuse the situation, he failed.

I think he needed to show toughness and strong law and order to protect our institutions which he sure did. He also rightly acknowledged that this is a war for America’s survival —all good. BUT he needed to do more to draw black Americans in and there was nothing much in his speech for that. And that was a missed opportunity and will prove to be a real mistake.