Rosie O’Donnell did not hold back after the 2026 midterm elections delivered a sweeping victory for the Democratic Party. The comedian and former talk show host, who has been one of Donald Trump’s most vocal celebrity critics for nearly two decades, posted a fiery TikTok video on November 4, 2026, celebrating the Democrats taking control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Her message was blunt: the American people had spoken, and the result was a direct rejection of the president and his allies.
The midterms reshaped Washington in a single night. Democrats flipped at least seven Senate seats and more than two dozen House districts, according to projections from the Associated Press and Reuters. The wins reached deep into traditionally Republican territory, including Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, Maine, and both North and South Carolina. The result gives Democrats the power to block Trump’s legislative agenda, reject his appointees, and launch congressional investigations into his administration.
What Rosie O’Donnell Said in Her Video
O’Donnell filmed the video from her home in Ireland, where she has lived since leaving the United States in January 2025 over her opposition to Trump’s second presidency. The nine-minute TikTok was recorded the morning after election night, and her tone was triumphant.
“It’s a beautiful morning in the world. The Trump regime is over. Thank you America. We gave a very loud and clear message to Trump and his sycophants, his criminal friends: we’ve had enough.”
She continued with a sharper edge, calling the president a “madman” and saying she felt “so proud” of the country. O’Donnell also took aim at a statement from Trump in which he reportedly claimed he would have won if he had been on the ballot. Her response was direct: “Listen, delusional, diaper Don, that’s not the truth, buddy. It was bigger than a blue wave. It was bigger than a tsunami.”
She closed the video with a joke about the cleanup awaiting the White House, saying she felt sorry for the people who would have to deal with the aftermath once “Mr. Ketchup Thrower” finished his rage.
A Feud That Goes Back Two Decades
The outburst was not a sudden turn for O’Donnell. Her public back-and-forth with Trump stretches back roughly 20 years, to a period when she criticized him on ABC’s The View. The conflict resurfaced repeatedly during Trump’s political rise, and O’Donnell became one of the few Hollywood figures to relocate abroad in response to his return to office.
She announced her move to Ireland in early 2025 and later said she was applying for Irish citizenship. Even from overseas, she remained active in American cultural life. She returned to the New York stage with a one-woman show titled Common Knowledge and filled in as a guest host on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where she continued to mock the president.
The Numbers Behind the Democratic Sweep
The scale of the Democratic victory went beyond what most public polling had predicted. In the Senate, Democrats held a 54–44 advantage with two races still to be called, flipping seven Republican-held seats. The party needed a net gain of just four seats to secure a majority. In the House, Democrats passed the 218-seat threshold for control and were on track to flip more than two dozen districts, including some that Trump had won by double digits in 2024.
The wins extended into states that had not sent a Democrat to the Senate in decades. In Texas, Democratic state lawmaker James Talarico defeated Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democrat elected to the state’s U.S. Senate since 1988. In Kansas, a state that had not elected a Democratic senator in nearly a century, the party also scored a victory. Maine, Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina, and South Carolina all flipped from red to blue in the Senate.
Democrats also made gains in governorships. Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Governor Greg Abbott in Texas, while Keisha Lance Bottoms won the governor’s race in Georgia. Amy Acton won in Ohio, and Rob Sand took Iowa.
A Night of Historic Firsts
The 2026 midterms produced a series of breakthroughs that had little precedent in American politics. Keisha Lance Bottoms became the first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. state. Deb Haaland of New Mexico became the first Native American woman elected governor. Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota became the first Native American woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan became the first Muslim elected to the Senate. And Gina Hinojosa became the first Latina elected governor of Texas.
These victories were not isolated to the coasts or to traditionally progressive states. They came from Georgia, New Mexico, Minnesota, Michigan, and Texas—a geographic spread that underlined how far the Democratic wave reached.
Other Celebrities Who Spoke Out
O’Donnell was far from the only Hollywood figure to react. Pedro Pascal, Mandy Moore, Hannah Einbinder, John Leguizamo, and Bette Midler all posted messages celebrating the results on social media.
“I am OVERJOYED. What a great, great night! Thank you America! You’ve saved your beloved country!!” — Bette Midler on Instagram
John Leguizamo wrote on Instagram, “You did it, we did it, this is redemption time,” and said it was time to fix the country’s problems.
The country band The Chicks marked the moment onstage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on the night of November 3. Lead singer Natalie Maines told the crowd, “Welcome to our blunami night. Texas is blue. The Senate is blue. The House is blue.” The band also handed out fans printed with “F*** Trump.”
John Cusack was among the more blunt voices on Bluesky, writing, “Texas South Carolina Say fuck you to trump,” and adding in a follow-up post that “Trump and musk getting the shit kicked out of them in Texas and all over the country.”
Even James Woods, one of the few openly pro-Trump figures in Hollywood, acknowledged the scale of the Republican loss, congratulating Democrats and criticizing GOP candidates for the defeats.
Trump’s Response and the Road Inside Washington
Trump acknowledged the results in interviews with The New York Times and Fox News, saying he would respect the outcome and that Democrats “did a good job” in their campaigns. He also tried to shift blame away from himself, telling the Times that if he had been on the ballot, the result would have been different.
The Democratic majority changes the balance of power in Washington for the final two years of Trump’s presidency. The party can now block legislation, reject judicial and executive appointments, and use committee gavels to investigate the administration. Trump retains veto power and executive authority, but the midterms have narrowed his room to maneuver on Capitol Hill.
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O’Donnell’s video ended with a line that captured the mood of many Democrats after a night that exceeded their expectations: “I love you America.”
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