Prominent Democratic strategist James Carville has dismissed suggestions that President Donald Trump could be the Antichrist, arguing that the biblical figure would be far more intelligent. Speaking on the Politicon Politics War Room podcast, Carville said: “I think the Antichrist would be smarter than him.”
Carville’s comments come after several high-profile figures, including former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and conservative writer Rod Dreher, described Trump in such terms. Carlson recently questioned on his podcast whether Trump might be the Antichrist, while Dreher said the president is “radiating the spirit of Antichrist”. Former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene also shared an AI-generated image of Trump as Jesus, calling it “more than blasphemy” and an “Antichrist spirit”.
The image in question, posted by Trump on Truth Social, depicted him in a white robe with a glowing hand healing a patient. It was deleted a day later, with Trump claiming he thought it showed him as a doctor. He blamed “fake news” for the comparison to Jesus and declined to apologise to Pope Leo, with whom he has been feuding over the Pope’s criticism of Trump’s threats against Iran.
Vice President JD Vance warned the Pope to be “careful when he talks about matters of theology”, while former Vice President Mike Pence urged Trump to end the religious spat and criticised the “offensive” image. Pence said the Pope has the right to express his views, and Trump to express his, but advised against the confrontation.
