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'Be Very Afraid': James Carville Has Chilling Advice For Donald Trump
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James Carville thinks it’s time for all the rats to squeak on the big cheese in the White House. On Sunday’s episode of Carville’s podcast “Politics War Room,” which he co-hosts with journalist Al Hunt, the longtime Democratic strategist offered a piece of advice for members of the Trump administration: Leak inside information “like a sieve.” “Come after November, these people will realize that their careers are, for all intents and purposes, gone,” Carville said. “No one’s going to want to hire anybody out of the Trump administration. And the way that you get right with history is, start leaking.” Carville said the only way some Republicans are ever going to work in politics again is if they “position themselves as a person that tried to tell” others about Trump’s actions. “That’s the only future you have,” Carville said. “Leak like a sieve. Leak like a broken faucet. Leak everywhere. You’re already leaking. Everybody’s leaking on you. Everybody’s leaking on everybody else. Trust no one. That’s my message to anybody that works in this administration.” He also, very kindly, offered President Donald Trump a piece of advice. “I’ll give you one piece of advice, Donald Trump: Everybody is out for you, even your own people,” Carville said. “Be scared. Be very afraid.” “Don’t trust anybody,” Carville warned. “Everybody in the administration is shitting all over you, and they’re just getting warmed up.” Carville’s “leak or be leaked on” suggestion was inspired by a listener’s question about the insider knowledge revealed in “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” — a new book by New York Times White House correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. The Daily Mail obtained a sneak peek and reported a few embarrassing tidbits from the book, including Trump feuding with the first lady over renovations to the East Wing and Rose Garden, Trump’s insistence that his private bathroom be carpeted despite staffers’ fears of “mold growing underneath,” and his late night snacking habits, which include him leaving an “an array of empty potato chip bags, Starbucks wrappers, and ice cream cartons” in the trash or strewn on the floor of his bedroom like a frickin’ raccoon. The New York Times also revealed some juicy information, like Trump bragging about how tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos were now “kissing my ass” and that he’s more powerful than historic leaders like Alexander the Great and William the Conqueror because, as Trump explained, “They didn’t have airplanes.” The Times has many, many more gross and humiliating details, which you can read here. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.