Legendary Democratic strategist James Carville warned Trump foes had "every reason to be scared" that the president might "tamper" with the 2026 midterm elections to prevent Democrats from retaking the House and Senate, according to HuffPost.
Speculation abounds that Dems could be poised to do just that over the unpopularity of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" that cuts Medicaid and gives tax breaks to the wealthy. A congressional takeover could lead to new impeachment hearings.
Carville told The Jim Acosta Show, "I think what may happen, he’s going to see the writing on the wall in Virginia — this is what I think is going to happen — and New Jersey also.
“And he’s going to see retirements, and people are going to start coming in, and saying, ‘Since I know we’re getting ready to lose, I got to change and I got to get some distance.' And he’s going to see all that coming and I don’t put anything past him.”
Carville added that “nothing” would surprise him, and that Trump might even try to “call the election off” altogether.
Acosta called Carville's prediction some “scary s---” and agreed that Trump has proven in the past that he would go to great lengths to stay in power.
“He can think of things like that, that we can’t, because we’re not accustomed to thinking like that,” Carville said. “We always assume there’s going to be an election, in your case, ‘How do I cover the election?’ My case, ‘How do I affect the election?’”
Carville continued, "This is a whole new thing...You know, people come up to me all the time and say, ‘James, I’m really scared.’ I say, ‘You should be. You have every reason to be scared. Don’t kid yourself.’”