Trump rips Carville over call for more states, Supreme Court justices
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By Sophie Brams
Published on April 22, 2026.
President Donald Trump has called veteran Democratic strategist James Carville, 81, a "wacko" over his calls for Democrats to add new states and expand the Supreme Court when they regain power. Carville has previously suggested that Democrats should push for statehood for Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, and the expansion of the court to 13 justices. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called for the elimination of the filibuster, which has been used by both sides of the aisle to delay or block votes, and accused Democrats of being "country Destroying Sleazebags" who would dominate American politics for 100 years if successful. He also criticized the Supreme court, particularly two of the three conservative justices he appointed to the bench.
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