Top Democratic strategist says Trump can’t be the anti-Christ because the president is too dumb
Prominent Democratic strategist James Carville says President Donald Trump can’t be the Antichrist because he’s too dumb, asserting that the “Antichrist would be smarter than him.”
During an episode of Politicon’s Politics War Room podcast posted Tuesday, Carville spoke about how several influential Republican figures have gone as far as calling Trump the Antichrist.
That includes former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, while Rod Dreher, who Carville referred to as Vance’s “spiritual mentor,” said the president is “radiating the spirit of Antichrist, no question,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Well, I haven’t gotten there,” said Carville, who earlier declared that he has “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” seemingly suggesting his criticisms haven’t been that extreme.
Carville fired off at those critical of his vulgar rants about Trump, telling viewers: “All the people that fight in the street about my name-calling, understand this. I have not yet referred to Donald John Trump as the Antichrist. Alright? Because I think the Antichrist would be smarter than him.”
The Democratic strategist’s commentary comes after the 79-year-old president drew ire from conservatives, the MAGA world and religious leaders for sharing an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ.
The image showed Trump in a white robe and red sash with a glowing outstretched hand healing a man in a hospital bed. It garnered a strong response from many conservative Christians, including Dreher.
Carlson, who has become a vocal critic of Trump, said last week on his podcast, The Tucker Carlson Show, that he is “tormented” by his previous support of the president.
Carlson spoke about the feud between Trump and Pope Leo, which came after the U.S.-born pontiff spoke against the war with Iran, before questioning whether the president is the Antichrist.
“He’s mocking Jesus. He’s making fun of Christianity. The central figure of the religion is being held up for mockery,” Carlson said. “Could this be the Antichrist? Well, who knows? At least that’s my conclusion. Who knows?”
Former GOP Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, also a former ally of Trump, re-shared the image on X and wrote, “It’s more than blasphemy. It’s an Antichrist spirit.”
“In 18 months I went from hesitantly voting for Trump to thinking there’s a decent chance he’s the antichrist,” Clint Russel, the host of the right-wing Liberty Lockdown podcast, wrote on X.
Right-wing Texas pastor Joel Webbon also weighed in, writing on X, “I genuinely believe Trump is currently demon possessed.”
Trump shared the controversial image in the midst of a feud with Pope Leo, after the pontiff called the president’s threats to wipe a “whole civilization” off the map “truly unacceptable.”
