Democratic strategist James Carville made a bizarre claim Friday in a video suggesting that one of the reasons behind President Donald Trumpâs reaction to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office could be syphilis.
During a meeting at the Oval Office with Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Zelenskyy and other officials to discuss the U.S.â potential mineral deal with Ukraine, tensions escalated after Zelenskyy publicly criticized the U.S. for not attempting to halt Russia. At one point during the discussion, Trump interrupted Zelenskyy, telling the Ukrainian president he was gambling with the start of âWorld War III.â
In a Politicon YouTube episode titled âJames Carville: What Just Happened in the Oval Office,â the Democratic strategist began by calling Trump names and listing his tendencies as he questioned what could have caused Trumpâs pushback against Zelenskyy.
âWhat was the cause of this? A man whoâs obviously for a long time been in decline, whoâs fat, who doesnât sleep at night, who eats nothing but hamburgers and crap, whoâs almost 80 years old. Thereâs a tendency to just ascribe it to the normal process of being overweight and having a bad diet and lack of sleep and accumulation of age. But Iâm not sure that explains something about it today. Iâm a guy, I like to ask questions. I like to speculate on things. Thatâs why we have this YouTube channel,â Carville said.
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âThatâs why you viewers and listeners, thatâs why we get along as well as we do. I want to see the possibility that maybe I had a point considerably earlier than this when I pointed out on this very channel where Trump had red splotches on his hand, which I was told by any number of medical professionals that when you see that condition, the first thing that you suspect is syphilis,â Carville added.
Reports of a bruise on Trumpâs hand surfaced Monday after his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, sparking controversy online over the cause of the injury. However, in a statement to Fox News Digital, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the bruise was a result of Trump meeting âmore Americans and shak their hands on a daily basis than any other president in history.â
Carville went on to make claims about the presidentâs condition, accusing First Lady Melania Trump of avoiding the White House due to Trumpâs âmadness.â
âWe know from any number of videos that his wife doesnât want to get in the same zip code as him. If you had a spouse that had syphilis, Iâm not saying he does. I mean, let me be clear, Iâm just asking questions. But what she saw is madness,â Carville said.
âI donât mean madness like Iâm mad at you, you mad at me. You didnât say this. Iâm talking about madness like King George, the third kind of madness,â Carville said. âIt could be a combination of being a fat fucking slob, which, of course, he is. It could be that he canât sleep at night because his beached whale body canât allow the circulation in these. I donât know. Iâm not a sleep specialist or a medical doctor. But I think we should revisit the possibility of a syphilis diagnosis.â
After his public call-out, the White House told Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese that ânothing will be signedâ regarding the mineral deal that was supposed to be finalized Friday. Trump also took to Truth Social, writing that Zelenskyy was ânot ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations.â
However, despite the setback, Zelenskyy told Fox Newsâ Bret Baier on Friday evening that he was still open to signing the deal, adding he just wanted to understand the security guarantees the U.S. would provide.
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