Carville dunks on ‘younger progressive staffers’ who threw ‘hissy fit’ as Harris considered Joe Rogan interview

Democratic strategist James Carville criticized Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign staff on Monday for reportedly blocking her from appearing on “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff’s senior adviser Jennifer Palmieri disclosed on Nov. 13 that “some of” the Harris campaign’s “progressive staff” opposed the appearance due to concerns of potential “backlash,” the Financial Times reported. Carville, in a YouTube video, argued that Harris should not have taken their advice seriously.

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“The vice president was thinking about going on Joe Rogan’s show, and a lot of the younger progressive staffers pitched a hissy fit. Supposedly, the campaign said that that wasn’t a determinative factor, but they did. When you put a campaign together and you hire young people to do work, let me tell you exactly what you tell these people — what I would tell ’em,” Carville said. “Not only am I not interested in your fucking opinion, I’m not even gonna call you by your name. You’re 23 years old. I don’t really give a shit what you think.”

“And let me tell you another huge error — huge fucking error … is when people said campaigns need to reflect progressive values. No, they don’t … Campaigns are authoritarian by their nature,” he continued. “And if I were running a 2028 campaign and I had some little snot-nosed 23-year-old saying, ‘I’m going to resign if you don’t do this,’ not only would I fire that motherfucker on the spot, I would find out who hired them and fire that person on the spot. I’m really not interested in your uninformed, stupid, jackass opinion as to whether you go on Joe Rogan or not.”

The Harris campaign had explored the possibility of going on Rogan’s podcast in an effort to bolster her backing among male voters, Reuters reported on Oct. 15. Carville has repeatedly warned about the Democratic Party’s struggles with men, including on a Monday “Morning Joe” appearance.

“Primarily, we have a large problem with males, and I’m not just talking about white males like you and I,” he told host Joe Scarborough. “I’m talking about males all across, and we need to address that. And we don’t need to be shouted down by Washington liberal advocacy groups or NPR.”

President-elect Donald Trump gained ground with both Hispanic and black men in November, becoming the first Republican nominee to secure the majority of the Latino male vote support, according to an NBC News exit poll.

Trump’s Oct. 25 appearance on Rogan’s podcast lasted three hours and has amassed 51 million views on YouTube as of Monday.