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James Carville: “Fuck these people! If you’re sitting there saying, ‘I’m taking a meeting with them,’ and people are out there knocking…”

On the recordAugust 26, 2026
Fuck these people! If you’re sitting there saying, ‘I’m taking a meeting with them,’ and people are out there knocking on doors, can’t sleep at night, staying up in angst, worrying about what the hell is going to happen to the country — 40 fucking trillion dollars in debt, in an idiotic war.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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Criticizing those who meet with controversial figures.

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