Overview
- This week Carville told his Politics War Room podcast that he now “detests” the 1992 slogan he coined to prioritize the economy because he believes it has let Trump’s alleged corruption go unchecked.
- Carville described the scale of alleged wrongdoing as “breathtaking” and “staggering,” and used profane, violent language to express his anger at the president.
- He has repeatedly pointed to reporting and claims about Trump’s business deals, including an asserted $2 billion increase in the president’s net worth, a figure the coverage notes has limited independent verification.
- The White House, through spokesman Davis Ingle, replied with personal attacks calling Carville a “stone-cold loser” and accusing him of having “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
- The exchange has reopened a debate over whether voters will keep prioritizing pocketbook issues over ethics, and it has split coverage across outlets that emphasize either Carville’s repudiation of his old strategy or his invective and contested financial claims.