Carville Responds to Biden Campaign Using His Name to Fundraise After He Predicted President Will Drop Out of Race

President Joe Biden’s campaign trolled James Carville on Saturday after the Democratic strategist predicted Biden will not be on the ballot in November.

The president made a poor showing in Thursday’s presidential debate with Donald Trump , with Biden tripping over his words several times while also declaring , “We finally beat Medicare.” Biden’s performance was so bad, that liberal cable news pundits suggested he be replaced. The New York Times even called for him to drop out .

In a report published by Axios on Saturday, Carville predicted Biden will not be on the Democratic ticket.

“I never thought this was a nifty idea,” he said . “He doesn’t have advisers. He has employees.”

Paraphrasing a famous economist, he added, “That which can’t continue… won’t.”

The Biden campaign responded by texting supporters with a note purporting to be from Carville.

“Hi, it’s James Carville,” it began. “I need you and Democrats everywhere to make a contribution to the Biden-Harris campaign ASAP. Help them defeat Donald Trump.”

The text included a link to a fundraising webpage.

Tyler Pager of the Washington Post reached out to Carville about the message to ask for his reaction.

“Of all the glitches they made, I guess this is pretty minor. It didn’t bother me as much as the debate,” he said. “It’s kind of weird to see your name go out to half a million people.”

Carville has made no secret of the fact that he thinks Biden should not have run again.

“It isn’t the choice I was crazy about,” he said earlier this month. “I thought that President Biden should not run for re-election…But he did — it’s him and Trump — and that’s where I am.”