Posted on 09/03/2026 1:38:57 AM PDT by Libloather
Democratic strategist James Carville expanded his critique of left-wing streamer Hasan Piker on Tuesday, branding him an “idiot” and saying he cannot answer for Piker’s band of “left-wing idiots.”
Piker, a self-described socialist streamer who campaigned with Democratic Michigan U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, has emerged as a leading voice on the left as democratic socialists continue to gain influence.
“There’s two things that I know about Hasan Piker. One, he’s an idiot, and two, he’s not a Democrat. So, I don’t answer for idiots, and I don’t answer for people who are not Democrats,” Carville said on “The Story.”
Tuesday’s comments were not the first time the longtime Democratic strategist has targeted Piker. Carville recently pledged to leave the Democratic Party if Piker were to become a leading voice within the party and said an “overwhelming majority” of Democrats agree.
“I understand that I’m a Democrat. I’m part of a big coalition, a big tent, and we all have an admission policy,” Carville told Fox News. “But thank God Hasan Piker doesn’t want in our frat, because we don’t want him.”
Piker, who drew criticism after saying “America deserved 9/11” during a stream in 2019, expressed a similar disdain for Carville.
“We got John Fetterman, James Carville, fantasizing about leaving the party — I’m like, you’re sweetening the deal,” Piker said during a recent stream.
Fox News Digital reached out to Piker for comment.
Carville criticized the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), arguing the platform benefits by associating itself with the Democratic Party, and ordered the far-left organization to redact “Democratic” from its name.
“What I would tell a Democratic socialist — ‘If you hate the Democratic brand so much, why use our words? Go call yourself something else. Call yourself the Socialists of America,’” Carville said.
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HEY !!! James !!!
Democrat Stalinist Association works for me …
HEY !!! James !!!
Democrat Stalinist Association works for me …
DEADBEAT SCAMMERS OF AMERICA works for me.
Gee, coming from a certified card carrying idiot like Carville that’s quite an indictment.
Carville is the idiot. Piker is evil.
HEY, Democratic strategist James Carville
How’s about “National Socialist German Worker’s Party”?
Okay change “German” to “Anti-American”
Great political party ya got there Carville
“Carville is the idiot. Piker is evil.”
That’s a good assessment.
Demonic Subversive Anti-Americans
Those two descriptions are not mutually exclusive.
Accurate.
Pot, meet kettle! The saying that “it takes one to know one” seems very appropriate. Someone should remind James that he helped build the road that the DSA is traveling.
Dumb 💩s of America
I thought Carville had died of cancer years ago.
Not sure why I thought that.
Anyway, he’s irrelevant and stupid. The problem with DSA is not the name, but that’s it’s named semi-honestly. (It’s socialist but about as democratic as North Korea.)
More “international” than national.
How about “ Inclusive Democratic Initiative of Totalitarian Socialism”
Carville is creepy, but he's no idiot. He wins elections.
carville has it bass ackwards
to be honest the democrat party
should be called
the democrat socialist party
Dr Frankenstein is unhappy
One thing I know about James Carville is that he can’t recognize where he has helped bring his party. Obama was eventual impetus to the Hassan Piker you see today. One was more sneaky, had better teleprompting, and strong media support. The core values, there is no difference.
Socialism has failed everywhere, because you run out of other people money. The national debt is proof positive it’s already failing right here in the United States. Socialist programs, like progressive income tax, cradle to grave care, and welfare have destroyed the largest economy the world has ever seen. Without Tariffs, ever nation in the world has attacked and destroyed our manufacturing. The money they make is poured into media to convince the next generation that universal basic income, guaranteed sustenance, healthcare, are rights and justification for enslaving others.
James needs to explain to the public what the DNC and the Democrats are involving into. Are the going to be dictatorship Socialsts, Fascist Socialists, or Communist Socialists, or just a little of each with strong homicidal tendencies.
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