DeSantis feud with Disney: Florida Gov. 'doesn't have very good judgement' in picking enemies, says James Carville

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott appears to be making a 2024 bid for the White House. Scott filed a “Statement of Candidacy" form with the Federal Election Commission, listing himself as a Republican running for President. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is also expected to announce a 2024 presidential run in the coming weeks. They would be joining a GOP field that includes former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, and former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.

James Carville, a longtime Democratic strategist told Yahoo Finance’s Seana Smith and Akiko Fujita in an interview that right now, the 2024 Republican presidential candidates are "literally destroying each other."

Carville noted there are "enemies of necessity" and enemies that you choose. DeSantis, he said, is "terrible" at picking enemies. "It's a terrible enemy of choice to go after Disney," he said, referring to the governor's ongoing feud Disney (DIS) leadership. Carville added, "DeSantis doesn't have very good judgement in picking his enemies of choice. Trump is his enemy of necessity" and that right now, he is not "playing this game very well."

Key video moments

00:00:27 Republican candidates "destroying each other"

00:00:35 Enemies of necessity vs enemies of choice

00:00:46 "DeSantis is making terrible enemies of choice"

Video Transcript

AKIKO FUJITA: I'm curious to get your take on what's playing out on the GOP side when you look at 2024. There's obviously Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. We heard from South Carolina Senator Tim Scott today putting his hat in the ring for a presidential run. And then you've got Donald Trump still out there. If you put your strategy hat on, who do you think poses the biggest threat to President Biden right now?

JAMES CARVILLE: You know, I don't-- I don't know but they are literally destroying each other. And DeSantis, you know, one thing in politics, you have enemies that you have to have, the enemies of necessity. So you want-- your candidate won't stop if somebody else holds it. That's your natural enemy. You have an office, your opponent wants it, that's your natural enemy.

DeSantis is making terrible enemies of choice. It's a terrible enemy of choice to go after Disney, you know, huge, sophisticated corporation, the largest private employer in the state of Florida. They have gone after. There was this wonderful story in Politico, they've gone after-- his chief strategist, a woman by the name of Susie Wiles at the behest of Mrs. DeSantis, and they're cutting him up one side down the other.

So I would say this going forward, DeSantis doesn't have very good judgment in picking his enemies of choice. Trump is his enemy of necessity. But he is-- he's not doing that well right now. And they're going to keep jumping on him like, like, mad. And from just a political guy watching this unfold, you're like, come on here, the guy, you ain't playing this game. Well, I mean, sure, they can get better, but they're not very good right now.