James Carville Issues Blunt Message to Trump Staffers
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James Carville Issues Blunt Message to Trump Staffers
James Carville has a message for anyone still working in President Donald Trump’s White House: start leaking now.
The veteran Democratic strategist urged administration staffers to “save yourself” by disclosing everything they know about the president and the chaos allegedly unfolding behind the scenes.
“Save Yourself! Save Yourself, now!” Carville declared on the latest episode of his Politics War Room podcast.
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“Leak, leak, and more leaks.”
The longtime Democratic operative argued that Trump insiders should be focused on protecting themselves before history renders its verdict on the president’s second administration.
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“You just wait another six weeks. No one’s going to doubt me when I tell you: He’s going to be gone by April of next year,” Carville said.
“The fat b-----d is just falling all over himself, doesn’t even know where he is. He can’t get out of a chair.”
Carville made the remarks while discussing Regime Change, the forthcoming book by reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan.
Early excerpts from the book paint a picture of a White House consumed by leaks and infighting, revealing the power struggles and recurring crises that have marked Trump’s second term.
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“It’s basically about what stumbling, bumbling, f---ing idiots they are,” Carville said of the administration.
He claimed leaks have already become commonplace in Trump’s orbit, citing the steady stream of embarrassing revelations from within the White House.
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“Look at the number of people that are leaking!” he said.
“They’re trying to save their a--. They leak what he does in his own bedroom. They leak everything about him!”
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Carville then turned his attention directly to younger administration staffers, urging them to join in.
“You got to get on the train,” he said.
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“I don’t know why I’ve taken this interest in Trump, little ambitious, t--d staffers—but I am and I’m giving you a little advice.”
According to Carville, the officials who cooperate with reporters tend to fare better when historians look back on controversial administrations.
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“When the history is written, the leakers always do better,” he said.
“You’re already covered in s--t. There’s no way. But the perfume you can add to the s--t you wear there is, leak more! Leak more!”
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He concluded with one final piece of advice for Trump aides.
“Everything that you know, every stupid thing that he says, every grotesque, horrible, nasty habit he’s got—leak it.”
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