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Strategist who made bold prediction on when Trump's administration will 'collapse' claims it's now happened

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Updated 09:30 1 Apr 2025 GMT+1Published 12:56 31 Mar 2025 GMT+1

Strategist who made bold prediction on when Trump's administration will 'collapse' claims it's now happened

James Carville said the collapse came 'quicker than [he] imagined'

Emily Brown

Emily Brown

A Democratic strategist who made a prediction about how long it would take for Donald Trump's administration to 'collapse' has claimed the time has now come, and it's come 'quicker than [he] imagined'.

James Carville, an infamous, 80-year-old political consultant, shared his earlier prediction about Trump just a few weeks after the Republican returned to the White House on January 20.

Carville shared his thoughts in an interview with Mediaite’s Dan Abrams, suggesting the downfall of the POTUS would come as a result of plummeting approval numbers sparked by the dismissal of thousands of government officials, and a number of controversial executive orders.

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Carville said he was 'wrong' about his earlier predictions (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon)
Carville said he was 'wrong' about his earlier predictions (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Politicon)

In the interview, which took place shortly after Trump marked one month back in office, Carville referred to a poll that suggested Trump's approval ratings dropped from the low 50s to the upper 30s, and went on to say it would take 'less than 30 days' for the administration to crumble, particularly 'in public opinion'.

"Democrats need to play possum," he said. "This whole thing is collapsing."

Fast forward just one month, and Carville has now said that collapse has taken place.

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The strategist spoke this time to CNN in the wake of the news that the Trump administration had accidentally leaked war plans to Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg on the messaging app Signal, with Carville saying he was 'wrong' about his earlier prediction.

Noting that he previously also said the 'collapse' would happen by Memorial Day on May 26, Carville added: "It's before April Fool's Day - which the Trump administration should make a national holiday because it so accurately represents who they are."

He continued: "We look at what's happening in the markets, we look at what's happening on Signal-gate, we look what's happening all the way around us [...] I think the thing is collapsed."

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Though Carville clearly made his own opinions known, he added: "Let's take the middle ground here and say 'it's collapsing' - I'll meet you half way, but that's about all I can do."

Carville said the country was being run by 'buffoons' (CNN)
Carville said the country was being run by 'buffoons' (CNN)

After being asked about figures which suggest Trump is 'more popular' now than when he was voted into office for the second time, Carville said: "It doesn't matter what the party rating is, what matters are elections."

Carville went on to claim the US was looking at 'buffoons running the country', adding: "Again, I thought I'd have to wait longer for the collapse, it happened even faster than I could imagine."

Featured Image Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Topics: Donald Trump, Politics, US News

Emily Brown
Emily Brown

Emily Brown is UNILAD Editorial Lead at LADbible Group. She first began delivering news when she was just 11 years old - with a paper route - before graduating with a BA Hons in English Language in the Media from Lancaster University. Emily joined UNILAD in 2018 to cover breaking news, trending stories and longer form features. She went on to become Community Desk Lead, commissioning and writing human interest stories from across the globe, before moving to the role of Editorial Lead. Emily now works alongside the UNILAD Editor to ensure the page delivers accurate, interesting and high quality content.

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