James Carville Claims 1 Person Is Secretly 'Driving' Trump's Sketchy Nominations
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The Democratic strategist was friends with the conservative figure who he says is wielding the most influence on the president-elect.
Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday that right-wing media figure Tucker Carlson is behind Donald Trump’s problematic picks for nominations. (Watch the video below.)
After being shown a clip of MSNBC’s Jonathan Lemire reporting that Steve Bannon and other extreme MAGA types were heavily influencing the president-elect’s choices, Carville zeroed in on ex-Fox News star Carlson.
“So Steve Bannon does not drive this,” Carville told “The Beat” host Ari Melber. “One person is driving this, I promise you. And it’s Tucker Carlson. Tucker’s an old friend of mine.”
Carville, who co-starred with Carlson on CNN’s “Crossfire” in the aughts, noted that Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director who was called “profoundly unqualified” by former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, proved that Carlson was pulling the strings.
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