Democratic strategist James Carville has a blunt message for members of the Trump administration: start leaking inside information immediately. On Sunday's episode of his podcast "Politics War Room," co-hosted with journalist Al Hunt, Carville urged staffers to leak "like a sieve" to protect their futures.
Leak or Face Career Ruin
"Come after November, these people will realize that their careers are, for all intents and purposes, gone," Carville said. "No one’s going to want to hire anybody out of the Trump administration. And the way that you get right with history is, start leaking."
Carville argued that the only way some Republicans might work in politics again is by positioning themselves as whistleblowers. "That’s the only future you have," he said. "Leak like a sieve. Leak like a broken faucet. Leak everywhere. You’re already leaking. Everybody’s leaking on you. Everybody’s leaking on everybody else. Trust no one. That’s my message to anybody that works in this administration."
Advice for President Trump
Carville also offered direct advice to President Donald Trump. "I’ll give you one piece of advice, Donald Trump: Everybody is out for you, even your own people," Carville said. "Be scared. Be very afraid." He warned Trump not to trust anyone, claiming that "everybody in the administration is shitting all over you, and they’re just getting warmed up."
Inspired by New Book Revelations
Carville's suggestion was prompted by a listener's question about insider knowledge revealed in "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," a new book by New York Times White House correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. The Daily Mail obtained a sneak peek, reporting embarrassing details such as Trump feuding with the first lady over East Wing and Rose Garden renovations, his insistence on carpeting his private bathroom despite mold concerns, and his late-night snacking habits, including empty potato chip bags, Starbucks wrappers, and ice cream cartons left in his bedroom.
The New York Times also revealed that Trump bragged about tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos "kissing my ass" and claimed he is more powerful than historic leaders like Alexander the Great and William the Conqueror because "They didn’t have airplanes."
