Democratic political strategist James Carville expressed frustration with the state of his party on his podcast Thursday, arguing that Republicans are able to get away with lying while Democrats are held to a higher standard of credibility. 

Talking to guest Ryan Lizza, a journalist, he said, "People say to me all the time, ‘James, why don’t we just do like the Republicans do? Just stand up and lie?’ Because our f---ing people wouldn’t stand for it!" Carville said. "If I stood up and lied, you would be the first person to say, ‘James Carville lost all credibility last night when he said X, Y and Z.’"

Carville, a longtime political talking head, was a top strategist for former President Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign. 

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"Yeah, I can spin," Carville continued. "I can shade. Everybody does that. They just look you right in the eye and lie!" He added, "And then our people say, ‘We ought to lie like them!’ No, we shouldn’t! ‘Cause they would not do that. It would not go over well." 

President Clinton was impeached in 1998 by the House of Representatives on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice connected to his testimony about a relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

The issue of authenticity came up more recently during the 2024 election. A new book claimed Democrats had major concerns about former President Joe Biden's decline and cognitive abilities ahead of his June debate against President Donald Trump, despite publicly maintaining that the former president was fit to serve another four years. 

On the podcast, Carville also tore into President Donald Trump's tariff policy, accusing him of pushing other countries into closer relations with "an odious country like China" because they can't predict US trade strategy.

The political operative recently made headlines after he argued with Democratic National Committee vice chair David Hogg over the best strategy to help the party win elections in a heated debate on Wednesday. Tensions between the two began weeks earlier when Hogg announced plans to spend $20 million through his political organization Leaders We Deserve to primary-challenge older Democrats in blue districts. 

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Carville, one of the most influential voices in the Democratic Party who called on former President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race, has responded to the split among Democrats as to Biden's role. 

"And I think it’s fair to say that we’re long-time, at some level, admirers of Joe Biden," Carville said on his podcast in January. "What he’s done to himself is, no one wants to hear from this guy anymore, OK?" 

Fox News' Lindsay Kornick and Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.

George Clooney enjoyed a beloved American pastime in his own backyard after reports surfaced that his family's status in the states may be in jeopardy. 

Clooney, 63, attempted to go incognito, and wore gray shorts and a navy blue polo shirt to play softball in Central Park.

The "Good Night, and Good Luck" star appeared to be completely at ease on the diamond despite news that his wife Amal, a British human rights lawyer, may have difficulty entering the United States again due to her work with the International Criminal Court and new sanctions in an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. 

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Clooney smiled and laughed with his team as he fielded balls before stepping up to the plate during a co-ed game with the Broadway League.  

Amal, 47, reportedly gave legal advice in a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the war in Gaza, according to the Financial Times.

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Trump's executive order claims the court "engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel. The ICC has, without a legitimate basis, asserted jurisdiction over and opened preliminary investigations concerning personnel of the United States and certain of its allies, including Israel, and has further abused its power by issuing baseless arrest warrants targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.

"The United States will impose tangible and significant consequences on those responsible for the ICC’s transgressions, some of which may include the blocking of property and assets, as well as the suspension of entry into the United States of ICC officials, employees, and agents, as well as their immediate family members." 

Amal, born in Lebanon and raised in Britain, practices law in both England and the United States and has lived all over the world.

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Clooney proposed to Amal in April 2014, and the couple married five months later in Venice, Italy. Three years later, in 2017, the Clooneys welcomed twins Alexander and Ella.  

The couple have homes all around the world, including Italy, England and a French property roughly 30 minutes away from Château Miraval, an operating winery owned by George's buddy, Brad Pitt.

While gearing up for his Broadway debut, the former "ER" star revealed his family was back living in the states.

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"They’re in New York. We’ve been here the whole time," he told Access Hollywood. "You know, the normal things that children do, which is, apparently, you have to educate them, which I was shocked by. They’re in school."

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During an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," he noted that his children were adjusting well to city life, and that they "love New York."

"How can you not like the city? It’s New York City!" Clooney said. "Amal went to NYU, so she’s been here many times."