“If you lose, you have to keep your mouth shut,” Charles Barkley tells Democrats

In the days following the election in which Trump won the presidency and Republicans captured the majority in the Senate and House of Representatives, Barkley provided his own political analysis on his podcast. The Steam Room.

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“I want to congratulate President-elect Trump. You all won fair and square,” Barkley said.

“We lost, and I just want to say this to the Democrats, of which I am an independent who voted Democratic. Do me this a favor: shut up. If you win you can say whatever you want, if you lose you have to keep your mouth shut,” Barkley added. “We lost because we didn’t have a game plan. We still haven’t solved the immigration problem; have no viable answers. Never tackled inflation.”

Barkley further suggested that he should lay all the blame for the loss on the president Joe Biden or vice president Kamala Harris was too shortsighted. He mocked the party’s strategy to gain celebrity support.

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“Bringing out all these stupid stars to get the votes – what was that? Hey, I love Beyoncé. If I bring her out, I’m not going to vote a certain way. Cardi B, I love Cardi B. That’s not going to make me vote a certain way,” Barkley said. “You lost because you’re all stupid. Come up with solutions.”

Earlier this summer, Barkley unveiled his plan to retire next year. The 61-year-old has worked as a sports commentator for the TNT network for more than twenty years. The NBA contract with ABC-ESPN and Turner Sports expires after next season.