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ShazzieB

(20,013 posts)
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:03 PM Sunday

Carville Predicts Trump Admin Will 'Collapse' Because of 'Nincompoops' and 'Buffoons'

Veteran political advisor James Carville is bringing out the popcorn for the “collapse” of President Donald Trump’s administration within a matter of days.

“We’re looking at nincompoops and blockheads and buffoons running the country,” he said during a CNN appearance on Saturday. “I thought I’d have to wait longer for the imminent collapse—it happened even faster than I could imagine.”

Speaking with CNN on Saturday, Carville estimated the administration would come apart “before April Fool’s Day, which the Trump administration should make a national holiday because it so accurately represents who they are.”

For the former strategist, who has run multiple successful campaigns off the back of his trademark slogan. “It’s the economy, stupid,” the clearest indicator of a collapse is the mounting market uncertainty in the midst of President Trump’s tariff wars with historic allies and trading partners.

:https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-carville-former-democratic-party-strategist-says-trumps-government-has-already-collapsed

God, I hope he's right. I'm not even almost holding my breath, but it sure is fun to think about.

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Carville Predicts Trump Admin Will 'Collapse' Because of 'Nincompoops' and 'Buffoons' (Original Post) ShazzieB Sunday OP
He'd better extend his deadline lame54 Sunday #1
Has Carville ever been right about anything in THIS CENTURY? Prairie Gates Sunday #2
Buffoons in charge of a nation state can still do great damage. Eugene Sunday #3
There are legions of buffoons to remove bucolic_frolic Sunday #4
He also predicted Harris would win. I think he just likes to talk on TV. jalan48 Sunday #5
he also talks TO the telly, lolol, (and clouds) Celerity Sunday #7
The real problem::: it takes the rest of us down with it. Norrrm Sunday #6
Gosh. Another prediction of Trump and his claque's imminent demise nt GenThePerservering Sunday #8
Can't believe people are still asking the Cryptkeeper what he thinks. Nanjeanne Sunday #9
Only if the public affirms the buffoonery en masse. Shermann Sunday #10
Carville lost his credibility in the 1990s ILikePie92 Sunday #11
Of course, Carville also predicted with utter certainty... regnaD kciN Sunday #12
Carville should listen to Miguel de Unamuno's speech to the Spanish Fascists in 1936. DFW Sunday #13
It would be nice to believe we could just eat popcorn and watch the Trump admin collapse. Jim__ Sunday #14
Sorry Jim, I'm not even close to celebrating. Boomerproud Sunday #15
How can it collapse when it has a complicit legislative branch? Self Esteem Sunday #16
Here's the reality: If we applied the rules as they should be applied, the Trump Administration's downfall would Baitball Blogger Sunday #17
Carville is right Mz Pip Sunday #18
Even if he is right TexasBushwhacker Sunday #19

Prairie Gates

(4,659 posts)
2. Has Carville ever been right about anything in THIS CENTURY?
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:12 PM
Sunday


Guy makes one good call in 1992 and milks it for 30+ years.

Eugene

(64,146 posts)
3. Buffoons in charge of a nation state can still do great damage.
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:12 PM
Sunday

The avoidable deaths caused by Dumps COVID mismanagement already puts him in Idi Amin territory.

bucolic_frolic

(49,449 posts)
4. There are legions of buffoons to remove
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:13 PM
Sunday

How would this even work? Vance is no improvement. Neither is MAGA Mike.

Shermann

(8,891 posts)
10. Only if the public affirms the buffoonery en masse.
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:30 PM
Sunday

What are the chances of that? (SPOILER ALERT: not very good).

ILikePie92

(9 posts)
11. Carville lost his credibility in the 1990s
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:31 PM
Sunday

I hope he's right but agree with 2, Has Carville ever been right about anything in THIS CENTURY?

What have you done forus lately James? Oh right, NOTHING

regnaD kciN

(26,873 posts)
12. Of course, Carville also predicted with utter certainty...
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:37 PM
Sunday

…that Kamala would win last November.

DFW

(57,601 posts)
13. Carville should listen to Miguel de Unamuno's speech to the Spanish Fascists in 1936.
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:41 PM
Sunday
Ustedes vencerán porque poseen la fuerza bruta. Pero no convencerán.

A brilliant play on words in Spanish, but even in English, “you people will conquer because you possess brute force, but you will not convince.”

Similar sentiment, similar audience, similar truth.

Jim__

(14,646 posts)
14. It would be nice to believe we could just eat popcorn and watch the Trump admin collapse.
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 04:46 PM
Sunday

Unfortunately, we're going to have to get off our asses and help knock it down.

Baitball Blogger

(49,617 posts)
17. Here's the reality: If we applied the rules as they should be applied, the Trump Administration's downfall would
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 05:13 PM
Sunday

already be visible. But, since the Administration is playing the chronic corruption for self-preservation card, it probably isn't going to happen until people start dying because of his policies.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,867 posts)
19. Even if he is right
Sun Mar 30, 2025, 06:21 PM
Sunday

it will be, as always, the poor who will suffer first and most.

Besides, even if Carville is right, my question is, what next? JD Vance becomes POTUS? That isn't an improvement!

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