James Carville calls Sen. Fetterman a 'great backstabber,' says he 'must be dealt with'

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Democratic strategist James Carville took aim at Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., during his "Politics War Room" podcast on Thursday and said the Democratic senator had to be dealt with after the presidential election.

"One of the great backstabbers in modern Democratic politics is John Fetterman," Carville said. "But I’m going to wait ’til after the election to deal with him. But he’s somebody that must be dealt with, and must be dealt with in real terms."

Carville and his podcast co-host Al Hunt discussed VP Harris choosing Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate during the episode, which was first reported by Mediaite.

Hunt said Fetterman "sandbagged" Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in the race for Harris' vice president.

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"And, of course, the reason he’s in the United States Senate is because of Shapiro. If you look at the Pennsylvania election returns, 2022, and you’ll get the idea of how Josh dragged this guy across the finish line."

Fetterman made headlines recently after reportedly expressing concern over putting Gov. Shapiro on the Harris ticket. Politico reported that Fetterman's aides informed Harris' campaign about his concerns — including that Shapiro is too focused on "his own personal ambitions."

He was pressed on his reported concerns during an appearance on