James Carville goes on profanity-laced Trump tirade, says he hopes president doesn’t ‘croak’ before midterms
The former Clinton adviser used his Good Friday video to tell Trump, 'Don't croak on me.... I want you alive when all this s--- happens to you'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Democratic Party strategist James Carville scorched President Donald Trump in a profanity-laced Good Friday message posted to YouTube, questioning Trump’s suitability for office and taunting his eroding poll numbers in a rant that quickly escalated in tone.
"You sit down and you listen to me, you fat f---..." Carville began.
"I told you that you'd be gone by April Fools of 2027. I'm getting a little worried. I've got to tell you, I watched that word-mash you had the night before last, I guess it was. Man, I've got to tell you, don’t go throw the f---ing number on me before the election, because I want you very, very aware on election night when people tell you what the f--- they think of you. They hate you. Everybody hates you..."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Carville then critiqued the president's recent erosion in poll numbers.
James Carville at the Politicon Convention on October 26, 2019. Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House on March 06, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
"What’s your floor? Some people say it’s 33. Well, now it’s 35," Carville said.
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"You might go through the floor. ‘Cause all you're gonna have left is hardcore MAGA and, frankly, we're glad to have all the people that are now admitting that [voting for you was] a huge mistake. You watch these videos of people saying, 'I can't believe I voted for that guy.' Well, you did, but welcome back."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}James Carville speaks onstage during Election Night Live With Brian Williams at Amazon Studios on November 05, 2024, in Culver City, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
The former Clinton strategist continued his scathing critique, telling Trump not to "croak" so he could witness what Carville predicted would be the unraveling of his administration.
"Don't croak on me. Don't do that. Because I want you alive when all this s--- happens to you," he said, before pivoting to a rapid-fire list of grievances with Trump’s team, including War Secretary Pete Hegseth, suggesting the president has "no idea" how to manage his administration.
"It's just starting, dude. It's just started," he added. Carville marveled, "You don't have any idea the pleasure people take," before noting that it's Easter weekend.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Democratic strategist concluded by reflecting on Easter and telling his listeners, "The best way I can advise you to be a better person is to do everything you can to get rid of this turd."
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment.
In March, Carville admitted that he has "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and hopes to hate the president even more.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I got Trump Derangement Syndrome," Carville said during his "James Carville Explains..." podcast. "I hate the motherf-----. And you know what? I don't want to get rid of it. I don't want to get better. I want to get worse. I want to hate him more."
Fox News' Paul Steinhauser and Hanna Penreck contributed to this report.