Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville doubled down on his controversial comments, insisting President Donald Trump "will resign next spring," on Wednesday. In a video for Politicon, Carville rejected claims that he was making the forecast to gain attention. "People said, ‘Oh, that’s very clever, you got a lot of pick-up.You know, you like to say kinda crazy a-- things,’" Carville said.
"I want to be very clear on something.I’m not doing this as a crazy a-- prediction, I’m doing that because I genuinely think that he will resign next spring."Carville pointed to Trump’s alleged health deterioration and increasing political pressures as key factors in his prediction.JAMES CARVILLE SUGGESTS THE SPECIFIC HOLIDAY BY WHICH PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL RESIGNDemocratic strategist James Carville doubled down on his comments that President Donald Trump "will resign next spring" in a video for Politicon posted on June 17, 2026.
(Politicon/YouTube)"Everybody around you is being subpoenaed for everything that you can imagine," Carville continued, seeming to address Trump directly."Your life is miserable." He added that he believes Trump has been on the "decline" in his second term, and is no longer interested in governing. "You can look at him and just see how fat and unhealthy he is," Carville said.JAMES CARVILLE CALLS PRESIDENT TRUMP 'FAT, SORRY, SACK OF S---' IN PRE-SOTU RANT"Everybody around you is being subpoenaed for everything that you can imagine," Carville said of Trump.
"Your life is miserable." (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)In another jab at the president, Carville compared Trump to Bill Clinton, insisting that any attempt to claw back popularity over a hypothetical midterms loss would be unfeasible. "He doesn’t have the stamina," Carville said."Yeah, [Bill] Clinton came back, but Clinton — frankly, it was the greatest mismatch in maybe American political history — Bill Clinton versus Newt Gingrich.
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