James Carville Rebukes Ilhan Omar Over Resurfaced ‘Radicalization of White Men’ Comments [WATCH]

Democratic strategist James Carville publicly criticized Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Wednesday over past comments in which she claimed Americans should be “fearful of White men.”

As Fox News reported, the remarks, originally made during a 2018 interview with Al-Jazeera, resurfaced this week and reignited controversy within both parties.

Carville, speaking at the Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit in London, referenced Omar’s statements while discussing Democratic messaging challenges.

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“Ilhan Omar says that White men are responsible for most of the deaths in the United States,” Carville said. “So let me get this straight — 69% of the people going to vote are White. Of that, 48.5% are males. So, my rough math is 33%? That’s a lot of pissed-off 33% of people that vote, and that’s a smart strategy?”

“There are people that agree with her! There are people that actually agree with her! And I think these people are more trouble than they’re worth.”

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Omar’s 2018 remarks included statements such as:

“I would say our country should be more fearful of White men across our country, because they are actually causing most of the deaths within this country. We should be profiling, monitoring, and creating policies to fight the radicalization of White men.”

The interview gained renewed attention online this week, prompting a wave of criticism from Republican leaders. Vice President JD Vance called Omar’s comments “genocidal language,” writing on social media, “What a disgrace this person is.”

Omar defended her earlier remarks by citing a report from the Anti-Defamation League, which she said attributed 78% of “extremist-related murders” to White supremacists.

“In this nearly 8-year-old clip, I am referring to the rise of white nationalism in an annual report issued by the Anti-Defamation League,” she told Fox News Digital.

She added, “PS you should look up what ‘genocidal’ actually means when you’re actively supporting a genocide taking place in Gaza.”

Omar has also drawn attention in recent weeks for her response to a reporter’s question regarding fellow Democrats traveling to El Salvador.

When asked by a Daily Caller News Foundation reporter about the trip to advocate for deported illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Omar replied, “F**k off.” She later posted on social media, “I said what I said. You and all your miserable trolls can f**k off.”

The resurfaced interview and Carville’s criticism add to a series of public controversies involving the congresswoman, whose remarks continue to spark intra-party tensions and pushback from Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle.

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