Dem Strategist Threatens to Punch Computer During CNN Segment on Trump [WATCH]​

Democratic strategist James Carville expressed his frustration with President Donald Trump’s administration during an appearance on The Situation Room Tuesday, admitting that he was struggling to hold back his anger over the president’s recent policies.

Carville’s comments followed those of Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who claimed Sunday that Trump is “an enemy to the United States.”

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During the segment, Carville suggested that Trump might even “hate” America, citing the administration’s recent stance at the United Nations and new tariffs imposed on Mexico and Canada.

“People are flummoxed and I am too, because I’ve come to think maybe Donald Trump hates the United States,” Carville said.

He referenced the U.S. vote against a European-drafted U.N. resolution addressing Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine, as well as the president’s economic policies.

“Look at Mexico. North America, for the past 20 years, has been an economic powerhouse,” Carville continued.

“I mean, if you look at the economic power of Canada, the United States and Mexico, it’s pretty impressive … Why is he doing this? Why is he doing this to [Ukrainian President Voldymyr] Zelensky? Why is he voting with North Korea and Russia and, God knows, Belarus in the United Nations?”

Carville did not hold back in his accusations against Trump, questioning the motives behind his policies.

“And I just can’t get it out of my mind that I think this man, it’s some possibility, we have to consider the possibility that our president hates our country,” he said.

“People say no, he’s just full of resentment or something. And that could be true. But that does explain why he’s going out of his way to hurt the country at every juncture that he can.”

Host Wolf Blitzer then played audio of Republican Missouri Rep. Mark Alford discussing Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

Alford acknowledged that the tariffs could slightly increase costs for consumers but argued that they would ultimately help lower America’s national debt.

Carville reacted angrily to the remarks.

“Wolf, I’m trying to take a deep breath here so that I don’t come out of my chair and start punching my computer,” Carville said.

“But as I recall, when he ran, he was going to bring grocery prices down from day one. And he was going to give relief to the American consumer … What are we, six weeks into this? Maybe not even that. And now he said, ‘Well, you might have to pay more, but it’s good for your country.’ Did anybody ever hear that?”

Carville also criticized Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s comments about backyard farming, calling them absurd.

“Then you have what has to be one of the most colossally, I don’t know, funny, stupid or, what’s the word to it? The Secretary of Agriculture actually suggested people grow chickens in their backyards to deal with the price of eggs,” he said.

“So this is where we are. Yes, you’re going to have to pay more, but you’re going to like it. And if you want to help it a little bit, get some chickens and put them in your backyard … I’m not kidding.”

Carville’s frustration comes as food prices remain a key concern for many Americans.

The price of eggs has nearly doubled since November 2023, according to data from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank.

The spike has been attributed to the mass culling of chickens due to a bird flu outbreak.

Despite his outrage, Carville acknowledged that there was little Democrats could do at this point but reassess their strategy.

“We’ve seen this with our own eyes and I’m sitting in this chair just, you know, trying to take a deep breath and say a couple of Hail Marys for strength, to again, to not just punch the computer in frustration,” he added.

“But this is where we are, man. And we shouldn’t kid ourselves.”

Carville has long been a vocal figure in Democratic politics, but his fiery remarks underscored the deep frustration among Trump’s opponents as the administration moves forward with its economic and foreign policy agenda.

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