Democratic strategist James Carville on Thursday criticized the Democratic National Committee for beginning its summer meeting with a land acknowledgement.
The statement — delivered Monday by Lindy Sowmick, treasurer of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party — noted that the Minnesota land where the meeting was held had been improperly taken from Indigenous people.
Carville said on his Politics War Room podcast that while he agreed with the premise, the DNC made a mistake by raising the issue as one of the first items on its agenda.
“Why are you bringing this up in an election!? … This is an election and the DNC is not the place to discuss this! Understand this: the DNC does not exist to right wrongs,” Carville said. “It doesn’t exist to acknowledge the more unpleasant parts of history. It doesn’t exist to make people feel good. It exists— get this through your head — to win elections! Now, do you think that is going to help us win elections … by arguing about land theft from the Dakotas? We’re not!”
“Please stop this in the name of a just, merciful God! Don’t you see what’s happening? Don’t you see where this has brought us to? For God’s sakes, lady!” he added. “And what is [DNC Chairman] Ken Martin doing there? You don’t have but one job, Ken — it’s to win! … You’re supposed to try to win fucking elections! Before we leave this, in case you’re wondering, Fox was over this like stink on shit. They were all over it, as you could well imagine.”
Listen to the clip below:
🚨NEW: James Carville *EXPLODES* on DNC over Native American land acknowledgment at summer meeting🚨
"WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THIS UP!?"
"The DNC is not the place to discuss this!"
"Please stop this in the name of a just, merciful God!"@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/CShf7zKrQ1
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) August 28, 2025
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