Legendary political strategist James Carville argued Saturday that the White House has little confidence in President Biden after he declined a Sunday Super Bowl interview.
Biden recently declined to participate in the Super Bowl Sunday interview for the second year in a row. The interview is a tradition that began in 2009 with President Obama.
The interview is generally seen as a way for the president to connect with a mass audience that doesn't typically tune in to political conferences. Last year, the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles had 115 million viewers.
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Carville, a longtime Democrat, gave his opinion on the situation during an interview on CNN on Saturday.
Legendary political strategist James Carville said President Biden's decision to decline a Super Bowl Sunday interview was telling. (Screenshot “Real Time” / Reuters)
“It's the largest audience on television, not even close, and that day you have the opportunity to do a 20 or 25 minute interview,” Carville began.
“And you don't? It's kind of a sign that the staff or you yourself don't have much confidence in you,” Carville continued. “There is no other way to read this.”
Biden is not the first president to turn down the opportunity to speak to the Super Bowl audience. In 2018, President Trump refused to sit down with NBC for an interview at the Super Bowl.
The consultant also weighed in on Biden's advanced age, days after the president gave a press conference on his mental competence.
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James Carville (Raúl E. Diego/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images/File)
“And he's not going to do debates,” Carville said. “He's old, I know what he is because I'm almost as old as him, and things are never going to get better.”
On Thursday, Biden lashed out at reporters at a news conference following the release of special counsel Robert Hur's report that doubted the president's mental acuity.
“I mean well, I'm an old man and I know what the hell I'm doing,” Biden said in response to a question from Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy. “I've been president and I've put this country back on its feet. I don't need his recommendation.”
“How bad is your memory? And can you continue as president?” -Doocy asked.
President Biden delivers a speech at the White House on Thursday. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
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“My memory is so bad [that] “I'll let you talk,” Biden responded.
Fox News Digital's David Rutz and Joseph A. Wulfsohn contributed to this report.
