P. Coonan
2024-08-12 21:51:28 UTC
Democratic strategist James Carville took aim at Sen. John Fetterman, D-
Pa., during his "Politics War Room" podcast on Thursday and said the
Democratic senator had to be dealt with after the presidential election.
"One of the great backstabbers in modern Democratic politics is John
Fetterman," Carville said. "But Im going to wait til after the election
to deal with him. But hes somebody that must be dealt with, and must be
dealt with in real terms."
Carville and his podcast co-host Al Hunt discussed Vice President Kamala
Harris choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate during the
episode, which was reported by The Daily Caller News Foundation and by
Mediaite.
Hunt said Fetterman "sandbagged" Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in the
race for Harris' vice president.
"And, of course, the reason hes in the United States Senate is because of
Shapiro. If you look at the Pennsylvania election returns, 2022, and
youll get the idea of how Josh dragged this guy across the finish line,"
he said.
Fetterman made headlines recently after reportedly expressing concern over
putting Shapiro on the Harris ticket. Politico reported that Fetterman's
aides informed Harris' campaign about his concerns including that
Shapiro is too focused on "his own personal ambitions."
Fetterman was pressed on his reported concerns during an appearance on
MSNBC on Wednesday.
Fetterman said that he "never directed anyone" on his team to go to the
Harris campaign.
"I just dont understand why were talking about a choice that was already
made. I was very clear that the vice president is perfectly capable of
picking whoever they want. They have effectively unlimited funding. She
has access to every Democratic expert, and she made her choice. And thats
where were at right now," Fetterman said.
"And [Walz]s right on the stage right now in Wisconsin, and why are we
talking about this weird stuff? I dont understand that."
Fetterman and Carville traded barbs in December 2023 over Carville's
criticisms of President Biden, who was trailing former President Trump in
the polls at the time.
"Theres a whole lifetime in politics between now and next November as
well. Im not worried about that. And Im very vocal about this, too,
while there are Democrats that are being very critical about the
president... Ill use this [as] another opportunity to tell James Carville
to shut the f--- up," Fetterman told Politico.
"Like I said, my man hasnt been relevant since grunge was a thing. And I
dont know why he believes its helpful to say these kinds of things about
an incredibly difficult circumstance with an incredibly strong and decent
and excellent president. Ill never understand that," the senator said of
Carville.
Fetterman's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Editor's Note: This article was updated to credit The Daily Caller News
Foundation with reporting on James Carville's comments.
Responding to the Democratic lawmaker's criticisms in 2023, Carville told
Fox News Digital, "I've never met this man, to be honest with you."
"But I guess he's the proclaimer of relevance in modern American
politics," he added.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/james-carville-calls-sen-fetterman-great-
backstabber-says-he-must-dealt-with
Pa., during his "Politics War Room" podcast on Thursday and said the
Democratic senator had to be dealt with after the presidential election.
"One of the great backstabbers in modern Democratic politics is John
Fetterman," Carville said. "But Im going to wait til after the election
to deal with him. But hes somebody that must be dealt with, and must be
dealt with in real terms."
Carville and his podcast co-host Al Hunt discussed Vice President Kamala
Harris choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate during the
episode, which was reported by The Daily Caller News Foundation and by
Mediaite.
Hunt said Fetterman "sandbagged" Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in the
race for Harris' vice president.
"And, of course, the reason hes in the United States Senate is because of
Shapiro. If you look at the Pennsylvania election returns, 2022, and
youll get the idea of how Josh dragged this guy across the finish line,"
he said.
Fetterman made headlines recently after reportedly expressing concern over
putting Shapiro on the Harris ticket. Politico reported that Fetterman's
aides informed Harris' campaign about his concerns including that
Shapiro is too focused on "his own personal ambitions."
Fetterman was pressed on his reported concerns during an appearance on
MSNBC on Wednesday.
Fetterman said that he "never directed anyone" on his team to go to the
Harris campaign.
"I just dont understand why were talking about a choice that was already
made. I was very clear that the vice president is perfectly capable of
picking whoever they want. They have effectively unlimited funding. She
has access to every Democratic expert, and she made her choice. And thats
where were at right now," Fetterman said.
"And [Walz]s right on the stage right now in Wisconsin, and why are we
talking about this weird stuff? I dont understand that."
Fetterman and Carville traded barbs in December 2023 over Carville's
criticisms of President Biden, who was trailing former President Trump in
the polls at the time.
"Theres a whole lifetime in politics between now and next November as
well. Im not worried about that. And Im very vocal about this, too,
while there are Democrats that are being very critical about the
president... Ill use this [as] another opportunity to tell James Carville
to shut the f--- up," Fetterman told Politico.
"Like I said, my man hasnt been relevant since grunge was a thing. And I
dont know why he believes its helpful to say these kinds of things about
an incredibly difficult circumstance with an incredibly strong and decent
and excellent president. Ill never understand that," the senator said of
Carville.
Fetterman's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Editor's Note: This article was updated to credit The Daily Caller News
Foundation with reporting on James Carville's comments.
Responding to the Democratic lawmaker's criticisms in 2023, Carville told
Fox News Digital, "I've never met this man, to be honest with you."
"But I guess he's the proclaimer of relevance in modern American
politics," he added.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/james-carville-calls-sen-fetterman-great-
backstabber-says-he-must-dealt-with