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Newsweek
2 days ago
- Business
- Newsweek
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' 'A Gift' for Democrats, James Carville Says
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville on Monday said that the Donald Trump-backed "big, beautiful bill" is "a gift" for the Democratic Party. Why It Matters The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed Congress earlier this month and aims to deliver on Trump's biggest legislative priorities: cementing the sweeping tax cuts, which disproportionately benefit wealthy Americans, enacted during his first term, and substantially increasing funds for border security and immigration enforcement. The Republican-passed bill pays for the tax cuts and increased border security with deep spending reductions in critical social safety net programs like Medicaid and food assistance. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the bill could result in 11.8 million more uninsured Americans by 2034 and add nearly $3.4 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade. James Carville is pictured at Politicon in Pasadena, California, on June 25, 2016. James Carville is pictured at Politicon in Pasadena, California, on June 25, 2016. Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP What To Know Carville made his remarks during an appearance on Fox News, telling host Martha MacCallum that the massive spending package should be the Democratic Party's main messaging focus. "James, you've talked about, you know, them wasting time on some of these issues around trans sports and all this stuff," MacCallum said. "What substantive thing would you like to see them focus on? Because perhaps immigration is the one, and in what way?" "The 'big, beautiful bill,'" Carville responded. "Cutting veterans' benefits, closing rural hospitals, raising $3.4 trillion on our national debt. I mean, when you have something simple in a gift like this to contrast yourself, you would be stupid to talk about immigration, or talk about bathrooms, or track meets or anything else." He added: "Just define yourself that we don't think this is going in the right direction for the United States and the numbers overwhelmingly would support that! But if we keep talking about this other nonsense, we're going to lose our focus." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gave a marathon speech railing against the bill, which lasted eight hours and 44 minutes. "Republicans are trying to jam this one, big, ugly bill down the throats of the American people," Jeffries said during his "magic minute" speech. "Leadership requires courage, conviction, compassion—and yet what we have seen from this administration and co-conspirators on the Republican side of the aisle is cruelty, chaos and corruption," he said, adding that the bill was "an extraordinary assault on the health care of the American people." Other Democratic lawmakers also made headlines for their stinging rebukes of the megabill. "This bill will kill good, blue-collar manufacturing jobs that we need to rebuild the economy in this country," Democratic Representative Josh Riley of New York said during a floor debate. "It closes rural hospitals. It defunds health care. All to give trillions of dollars in tax cuts to your cronies." "Don't tell me you give a s*** about the middle class when all you are doing is s******* on the middle class," Riley added. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, another Democrat from New York and one of the most progressive members of Congress, described the bill as a "deal with the devil" in an impassioned speech on the House floor. Democratic Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern mocked Republicans for behaving like they were in a "cult" because of their support for the Trump-backed bill, despite recent polling data showing that it's broadly opposed by Americans. Several Republican senators have also faced scrutiny over comments they delivered regarding the cuts to Medicaid. Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa made headlines in May when she responded to people protesting Medicaid cuts by saying, "Well, we are all going to die." Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, former Senate majority leader, also told Republicans during a closed-door lunch in June: "I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they'll get over it." What Happens Next Trump administration officials have continued touting the law since Trump signed it earlier this month as part of an effort to sell it to voters. "It is time for you to have a government that works for you instead of against you for the next 3 1/2 years," Vice President JD Vance told voters in his home state of Ohio on Monday. "The Trump administration promises that is exactly what we're going to do."
New York Post
5 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Carville avoids Hunter Biden ‘could be president' claim
When asked about Hunter Biden's prospects of being a 2028 White House contender, Democratic strategist James Carville skirted the question. This came after Hunter Biden bashed members of the Democratic Party in a three-hour interview released earlier this week for not supporting his father in the 2024 election. During the viral interview, Biden lashed out at Carville, saying the veteran strategist 'hasn't run a race in forty f–kin' years.' Advertisement 'I don't take any offense what Hunter said about me,' Carville told 'Jesse Watters Primetime' Thursday. 'I mean, this guy's emotional. He's hurt for his daddy. I completely understand that.' Carville sidestepped speculation Hunter Biden 'could be president,' a suggestion most notably made by Joe Rogan. 'He could be president,' Rogan said Wednesday. 'How about that? He could, no bulls–t.' Rogan went on to praise the former president's son as 'a lot smarter than people give him credit for,' as he discussed Biden speaking about his crack cocaine addiction during the interview. Advertisement 4 James Carville avoided answering a question about Hunter Biden and the 2028 presidential election. Fox News 4 Hunter Biden bashed members of the Democratic Party in an interview for not supporting his father in the 2024 election, including Carville. YouTube / Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan Every morning, the NY POSTcast offers a deep dive into the headlines with the Post's signature mix of politics, business, pop culture, true crime and everything in between. Subscribe here! 'Hunter Biden, after all he's been through, look, his dirty laundry is all out there…He's smarter than his dad when his dad was young,' Rogan claimed. 'And he was a crackhead.' Advertisement 4 'I mean, this guy's emotional. He's hurt for his daddy. I completely understand that,' Carville said about Hunter. Fox News 4 Joe Rogan made a suggestion about Hunter Biden, saying, 'he could be president.' The Joe Rogan Experience After Fox News host Jesse Watters asked Carville who he thought was 'man enough' to take the Democratic Party's nomination, Carville went on to outline what he thinks the Democratic Party 'really needs' more broadly. Advertisement 'I don't care about gender, but I want somebody that can talk definitively and clearly,' Carville explained. The strategist, who worked on former Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992, revealed what he thinks 'cost' Democrats the election in 2024. 'I think the country wanted change in 2024 and Harris, for whatever reason, refused to say she would change the direction of Biden,' Carville noted. 'I think that cost the election.'
The Hill
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Carville rips Columbia over Trump settlement: ‘I've never seen such cowards in my life'
Democratic strategist James Carville ripped Columbia University for agreeing to pay $221 million to President Trump's administration to restore the school's federal funding. 'You were talking about Paramount and how they collapsed. The biggest cavers in the world is Columbia University,' Carville said during a Thursday night appearance on Fox News' 'Jesse Waters Primetime.' 'I've never seen such cowards in my life. My hat is off to Harvard. At least they have guts,' Carville added. Columbia University announced on Wednesday that it had agreed to a $200 million settlement with the federal government, which will be paid out over the next three years, and $21 million to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 'This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,' acting Columbia University President Claire Shipman said. 'The settlement was carefully crafted to protect the values that define us and allow our essential research partnership with the federal government to get back on track,' Shipman added. Columbia lost $400 million in federal funding earlier this year after the administration cut it off over a probe into antisemitism on the Ivy League's campus. The school argues the deal will allow the institution to keep its academic independence. President Trump lauded the deal. 'It's a great honor to have been involved, and I want to thank and congratulate Secretary Linda McMahon, and all those who worked with us on this important deal. I also want to thank and commend Columbia University for agreeing to do what is right,' Trump wrote on social media. 'I look forward to watching them have a great future in our Country, maybe greater than ever before!' Columbia's deal was criticized by some Democrats in Congress, including school alum Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). '[M]y alma mater has allowed a once highly-respected institution to succumb to the Trump Administration's coercive and exploitative tactics,' the New York Democrat said. 'Columbia has effectively waived the white flag of surrender in its battle at the heart of the Trump Administration's war on higher education and academic freedom.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
The Democrat told Jesse Watters that the 'world is talking about Epstein' whereas Fox was still dragging the Bidens.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville tore into Fox News over its lack of coverage on the Jeffrey Epstein saga while appearing on the pro-Donald Trump network itself. During an appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime, the host asked Carville whether former President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, is the 'masculine guy' Democrats need as a future presidential contender following his recent fiery podcast appearances. 'Everybody in the world is talking about Epstein, and Fox is still talking about Biden's memory,' Carville shot back. 'I mean, it was so long ago I can't remember it, to tell you the truth.'
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
James Carville Gives Fox News Viewers An Uncomfortable Reminder About Jeffrey Epstein
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday reminded Fox News viewers of a name that's rarely heard on the right-wing network: Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted sex offender who was once close with President Donald Trump. Fox News host Jesse Watters asked Carville if Democrats would consider Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, as a possible presidential candidate. 'You know, everybody in the world is talking about Epstein, and Fox is still talking about Biden's memory,' Carville said. 'That's so long ago I can't even remember it.' 'Well, do you want to talk about Epstein?' Watters asked. 'I don't mind talking about Epstein,' said Carville. Carville's reminder comes as a new report found that Fox News has indeed shied away from Epstein coverage ― just as Trump has asked. The report by Media Matters for America finds that on Monday, for example, Fox News mentioned former President Barack Obama 117 times and Epstein just twice. Carville and Watters resumed talking about the Bidens but returned to Epstein later in the segment. 'I wasn't even going to bring Epstein up,' Watters said. 'But because you did, do you, James Carville, a Clinton guy, think that the Democrats should be begging for the release of the Epstein files?' Like Trump, former President Bill Clinton was also once close with Epstein, who was convicted of sex crimes in 2008. He was arrested again in 2019 and died in custody later that year, apparently of suicide, while awaiting trial on allegations of trafficking underage girls and other charges. Carville said he didn't know what was in the files. 'I suspect that they'll come out. I don't know what they are, but the story is not going away,' he said. 'That's pretty clear. It's just not going anywhere.' Trump has been facing new questions over his ties to Epstein after the Justice Department said it would not release any new material related to the case despite Trump's promises to do so. When asked about the case, Trump has deflected and complained about Obama instead. See the full segment below:
