Democratic strategist James Carville has sparked controversy by suggesting a link between the New Orleans terror attack and the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion, claiming both suspects may have had “sexual problems.”
Carville commented Thursday evening on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360.” He was discussing the two New Year’s Day attacks with host Anderson Cooper, who noted that both suspects had military backgrounds.
“The thing is, particularly the guy in Las Vegas, a highly trained soldier, but the crazy guy from Houston was in the Army for nine years,” Carville said. “I mean, I’ve been in the military. The one thing you do is you learn how to deal with explosives, if you wanted to.”
Carville then offered his theory: “These people have some kind of sexual problem. I think that most of them are incels. I’ll be wrong 20%, I’ll say that, but I’m not going to be wrong much more than that, if you dig into it.”
The New Orleans terror attack, which involved a truck plowing into a crowd on Bourbon Street, has been confirmed as an act of terrorism. The suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was a U.S. Army veteran.
The Las Vegas incident involved a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives that detonated outside Trump International Hotel. The suspect, Matthew Alan Livelsberger, was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier. While authorities are still investigating the motive, they have confirmed that Livelsberger died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Carville’s comments have drawn criticism for speculating on the suspects’ motives without evidence and for potentially stigmatizing individuals with sexual problems.
While authorities are investigating possible connections between the two attacks, President Joe Biden has stated that there is “nothing to report” at this time.
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