David Hogg, Democratic National Committee Vice Chair, responded Friday to scathing comments made earlier this week by veteran Democratic strategist James Carville.

During an interview on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, Hogg directly addressed Carville’s critiques, which included calling the 24-year-old activist-turned-political figure a “contemptible little twerp.”

Carville also suggested the Democratic National Committee should consider suing him.

Wednesday, during a segment on Cuomo on NewsNation, Carville lamented what he called an overemphasis on “pronoun politics” by young Democrats such as Hogg.

He also laid blame at the feet of other prominent progressives, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), for the party’s unpopularity with Americans.

Carville expressed particular frustration over Hogg’s new political initiative, aimed at challenging moderate Democratic incumbents in upcoming primaries with progressive candidates.

Hogg pushed back hard on CNN Friday, framing Carville’s vision for the party as outdated and complacent. After Tapper reminded Hogg of Carville’s recent criticism – including some aired on the network – the anti-gun advocate laid into the architect of Bill Clinton’s 1992 White House win.

“What’s his plan to deal with our 27% approval rating?” Hogg asked. He continued:

That’s my question to him. The fact of the matter is, right now, our party is in a crisis. We are seeing people lose faith in our party. They’re losing faith in democracy across the country, and we need to make sure that we’re getting people to vote for Democrats, not simply because we’re not Donald Trump, but because we have a better message, a better option for them. Not simply the less bad of two options, as I think Carville tries to promote when he says, well, we just shouldn’t say anything. Carville believes in a politics of being timid, of hiding. I believe in fighting, and that is what people want to see right now from the Democratic Party.

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