‘Can I Answer?’: Carville Visibly Peeved When Martha MacCallum Asks Him Why Dems Aren’t Connecting With Americans

Democratic strategist James Carville grew visibly disgruntled with Fox News host Martha MacCallum Wednesday as she pressed him on why Democrats are struggling to connect with Americans.

MacCallum confronted the longtime strategist on whether it is politically beneficial for Democrats to defend Mahmoud Khalil, a noncitizen on a student visa who led anti-Israel protests, while the administration is taking strides to deport him. Carville appeared visibly agitated as MacCallum pressed him on how the Democrats’ current messaging and reactions to the Trump administration is resonating with voters.

“Is this a good hill to die on for Democrats while they’re trying to fix the party, James?” MacCallum asked.

“I thought the Republicans were the free speech party. I’m a little bit confused because they’re always talking about defending free speech. If he committed a crime, then that’s one thing. If he exercised free speech rights, that’s another thing,” Carville said. “But that’s not the hill to die on. Marco Rubio is busy fighting with Elon Musk in cabinet meetings. I’m surprised he has any time to deal with this because he’s trying to get the State Department to survive internally.”

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Khalil and his student-led organization, the Columbia University Apartheid Group, built encampments on the university’s campus without permission, seized the campuses’ Hamilton Hall on April 30 and made Jewish students flee for their safety. The group called on Columbia University to divest and sanction Israel over its counteroffensive in Gaza following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack.