James Carville Warns Americans Should Be On ‘High Alert’ — After Listeners Suggest Trump Will ‘Rig’ Midterms and Declare ‘Martial Law’
Democratic strategist James Carville warned Americans to be on “high alert” after listeners suggest President Donald Trump would do everything from rigging the upcoming midterm elections to declaring martial law.
On the Politics War Room podcast with co-host Al Hunt, Carville answered questions submitted by listeners. The first questions asked whether Trump will “rig” upcoming elections and the other suggested he was “sparking” nationwide protests to justify declaring martial law.
“Is Trump looking to spark enough protests to justify declaring martial law in 2026, thus suspending the election,” a listener named Gina from Casper, Wyoming asked.
A second listener, Danielle from Montreal, Canada, asked, “With everything going on lately, what makes you think there will be midterm elections, for sure? If there are, won’t they be rigged?”
Carville claimed Trump does not “like” the United States or respect the Constitution. The country, he declared, is “in the midst of a collapse,” citing stock market struggles amid Trump’s tariffs.
“I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Trump does not like the United States,” Carville said. “He doesn’t like our laws, he does not like our Constitution. He doesn’t like our people. He calls them fat. He calls them poorly educated, slobs, stupid. And he is in the midst of what I believe — I’ve said, and yet, continue to believe even stronger every day — we’re in the midst of a collapse.”
If Trump is “going down,” Carville added, “he’s going to try to take the whole country with him.”
“He is not loyal to the United States of America. He does not like this country. He criticizes it all the time. He has affection for dictators. He has an affection for authoritarianism,” he said.
Carville told the listeners that they are “correct” to have such concerns and everyone should be on “high, high alert.”
“You’re so correct to be concerned about this,” he said. “And it’s getting worse by the day. It is not going to stop getting worse. And I would be, we ought to be on high, high alert. So he’s gonna try anything he can and to help himself, of course, I believe the man genuinely wants to hurt the country.”
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