James Carville says Dems reaction to Trump's speech was 'foolishness' | Fox News
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Published March 7, 2025 5:58pm EST

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville criticized Democrats for their reactions to  joint address to Congress on Tuesday, describing their behavior as "foolishness" on Wednesday.

Carville expressed his disappointment with Democrats' messaging after Trump's speech, claiming that  needs to pinpoint members who excel at getting the party's message out, such as freshman Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.

"Democrats want to believe that everyone is equal, or we're inclusive, so everybody — when it turns to communicating the party's message, in the image of the party, some people are just better than other people, okay?" Carville stated on his "" podcast.





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Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville noted that this may be hard to accomplish because "everybody wants to be an individual" and has a "you're not the boss of me" attitude, but it is imperative that Democratic Party leaders step up and place their best members in positions to shine.

"Schumer and Hakeem have got to say, ‘Look people, these are the people, you know, we want to .’ And it's hard to do because everybody wants to be an individual. ‘You’re not the boss of me, I have an opinion.' Fine, but there's some people that are just way better at doing it than other people, and get the people that are good at it out there," Carville asserted.

Carville then began ripping into the Democrats' antics during  on Tuesday, while describing the current state of the country as being in great crisis.





During a recent episode of his podcast, Democratic strategist James Carville continued to urge Democrats to reevaluate their messaging strategy after their crushing loss in 2024.

"I think the country is in the greatest peril it's been in since I've been born. That's 80 years, 80 years ago, and I think that the foolishness of, I don't know, a cane, or auction paddles, I don't think that meets the moment," claimed Carville.

He went on to say, "This is a profound crisis that the United States is in right now," and while Democrats don't have much political power right now, they need to be "clever" and "disciplined" in their strategy moving forward.

Carville also acknowledged those on the left who are upset with the party's legislative inactivity, saying there's not much that can be done on that front at the moment.





Late night host Stephen Colbert mocked Democrats for holding up paddles during Trump's speech, instead telling them to "try doing something."

"I don't know how to tell late-night hosts this. We can't pass gas, we don't have the votes!" exclaimed Carville.



The longtime Democratic strategist has been consistent in his criticisms of the Democratic Party's messaging after the 2024 presidential election, calling for a  just last month as Democrats struggle to find a viable new leader.

"With no clear leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it’s time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver in the history of our party: roll over and play dead," pleaded Carville.

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