James Carville Says Liberals Should Admit They ‘Betrayed’ Trump Voters: ‘Democrats Acted Like These People Don’t Exist’

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville recommended liberals admit they “betrayed” President Donald Trump’s MAGA base and working class voters after acting like “they didn’t exist.”

On Thursday’s episode of the podcast he runs with Al Hunt, Politics War Room, Carville accused Democrats of ignoring working class Americans in the last presidential election and encouraged them to change their rhetoric.

“I have an iota of sympathy for somebody whose life hadn’t turned out right and the brilliant thing about MAGA is it gives you an explanation other than yourself of why your life didn’t turn out the way you wanted it,” he said. “And we should say to these people, we kind of understand what you were trying to say, but you were betrayed. Let’s also face it — Democrats acted like these people didn’t exist.”

The once-advisor to former President Bill Clinton has set his own party in his sights in many of his recent talks, including criticizing former Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign and blasting what he calls the “pom pom caucus” of the party, including progressives Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY).

Carville argued for a less aggressive approach when trying to communicate with Trump voters turned off by the Democratic Party.

“Don’t come back and say we acted like working-class, particularly working-class non-college whites, were not part of

our too-cool-for-school group. There were some real, and some real high end people, that kind of bought into that shit,” he said. “And, you know, I can see it, but the best thing to do is not punch him in the mouth, but to say, ‘You know, man, I could hear where you’re coming from, and you just got betrayed. And we betrayed you somewhat and we now have learned our lesson.’ I think that’s the best way.”

Watch above via Politics War Room.