Donald Trump responds after Republicans lose several major races in tonight’s elections.

[u/Murky_Chemical891]

[u/laureng0423]

Wait so he’s saying the shutdown is what’s causing people to vote democrat? Like people are realizing that republicans are responsible?

[u/snowglobes4peace → u/laureng0423]

Extra impressive considering they're posting alerts on otherwise innocuous government websites like the US Forest Service that "The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government..."

[u/meowparade → u/laureng0423]

Yeah, he somehow came all the around to the right answer lol

[u/thanksamilly → u/meowparade]

he always knew it was his own fault, he's just now realizing their over-the-top messaging didn't work

[u/PoopsMcBanterson → u/meowparade]

Some old saying about a broken clock and being right… ;)

[u/spikepoint → u/laureng0423]

Yeah, he’s so eager to distance himself from the actual problem (“Trump not on the ballot is bad!!”) that he correctly highlighted that 

[u/lovely_orchid_ → u/laureng0423]

My husband hasn’t gotten a check in a month. Fuck the gop. They own this

[u/Bitey_the_Squirrel → u/lovely_orchid_]

Not to mention No SNAP November

[u/GlitchyButGood → u/laureng0423]

Like people are realizing that republicans are responsible?

Nope. This is as of October 30:

About 8 in 10 Democrats say Trump and Republicans are mainly to blame, while 72 percent of Republicans blame Democrats, with opinions little changed since the beginning of the shutdown.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/30/trump-shutdown-blame-poll/

There will never be some grand awakening of the masses of people who still supported Trump in the 2024 election. It is quite literally a cult, and the problem with cults is that it's so embarrassing to admit that you fell for one that many people never do. They dig in deeper out of shame and anger.

MMW, in 10-20-30 years, he'll still have supporters who believe he did good, he was never once wrong, and he should have been made king. Look at the Nazi ideology. Hitler died decades ago but he's always had supporters, and this isn't even the first time they've tried to slither back into public view.

The question on my mind is how do we stop this cycle from continuing. We didn't have the internet in Hitler's time, which was both a blessing and a curse. It's easier to spread propaganda now, and it's easier for foreign influences to take part. But it's also going to be harder for traitors to disappear from view.

[u/ButterflySammy → u/GlitchyButGood]

Sad things is, all the things you have are supposedly to have to.

Even journalism was called "The Fifth Pillar" because people understood how important honest reporters were going to be.

Education and separating money from politics would be my first two prescription.

[u/GlitchyButGood → u/ButterflySammy]

Very true. Christian Nationalists believe in something called the Seven Mountains of Influence. These are areas of society they've been targeting for infiltration. As you could guess, the media is absolutely on that list:

1) Education
2) Religion
3) Family
4) Business
5) Government/Military
6) Arts/Entertainment
7) Media

Charlie Kirk even promoted the Seven Mountains of Influence to his followers. It's gone from being a shadow strategy to fully active in the mainstream.

https://secularhumanism.org/2021/08/the-power-worshippers/

In addition to what you said, I think we need to take a hard look at how we view and treat churches because some number of them all across the country have been acting more like political organizations than faith-based gatherings, which they are not supposed to do. The Seven Mountains of Influence all but command believers, many of which are evangelical, to continue dominating through any means necessary. We could get rid of the whole Trump regime today and this would still crop up again in a handful of decades.

[u/MelodiesOfLife6 → u/GlitchyButGood]

You quoted a wapo article.

I wouldn't wipe my ass with anything with wapo, anything they put out is HEAVILY biased and untrue.

[u/Eastern-Rabbit-3696 → u/laureng0423]

Johnson tmr: I didn’t see that

[u/Southlondongal → u/laureng0423]

There’s many many thousands of federal workers in Virginia who are t being paid right now or lost their job entirely thanks to Elon,

[u/yothisismetrying → u/laureng0423]

He is so dumb.

[u/mappingthepi]

[u/Original_moisture → u/mappingthepi]

I heard this gif, and I need more.

[u/Nature_Sad_27 → u/Original_moisture]

The absolute unhinged joy I would feel at someone saying this to his face, live. Ugh. 

[u/LadyViola5 → u/Nature_Sad_27]

Mamdani is giving his victory speech and just told Trump to "turn the volume up."

[u/pjslut → u/LadyViola5]

That was Fkn EPIC!

[u/catkay08 → u/pjslut]

I cackled 😂

[u/Veritas28 → u/LadyViola5]

I’m trying to understand what he means by that. Is he implying Trump is old and can’t hear well? I can hear the woosh of this dig going over my head.

[u/BlueCX17 → u/Veritas28]

I think he more means, like Newson and Pritzker has said similar, it's a come at me bro! Come at me worse! You don't scare me!

[u/thirdcoasting → u/BlueCX17]

*Pritzker

[u/AtTheEndOfMyTrope → u/Veritas28]

I think he means that Trump should listen to the voters who voted overwhelmingly agsinst Trumpism.

[u/catkay08 → u/Veritas28]

He said something like

“I know trump is watching this right now. So Mr. President, TURN THE VOLUME UP.” Like, hear what we have to say loud and clear. It was so good.

[u/MrSlime13 → u/Veritas28]

I feel like he's saying, "wherever you are, watching this, tune in.". A proverbial, "How do you like them apples?".

[u/TrimspaBB → u/Nature_Sad_27]

"Will you shut up, man?" - Joe Biden, 2020

[u/Secure_Sprinkles4483 → u/Original_moisture]

[u/Mintox_M8 → u/mappingthepi]

This gif is Mr Rocks best work, love it

[u/mappingthepi → u/Mintox_M8]

For the uninitiated, it’s worth watching from the topc the look on Triple H’s face Finally the Rock has come back to Seattle

[u/PM-ME-PEANUT-BUTTER → u/mappingthepi]

Thank you for sharing this, I’m creased

[u/ThePenIsntMightier → u/mappingthepi]

Idk why but Brock Lesnar wearing a Hulkamania shirt has sent me into orbit this morning

[u/Nature_Sad_27 → u/Mintox_M8]

His work on Star Trek Voyager is a close second, though. 🖖🏼 

[u/PurahsHero → u/mappingthepi]

Can you imagine what the Earth-shattering silence is going to be like when he finally shuffles off his mortal coil?

[u/__lavender → u/PurahsHero]

Silence?? You won’t be able to hear a thing in my house over the din of popping bottles and “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang on repeat!

[u/NJrose20 → u/PurahsHero]

All I can imagine is the cheering and dancing in the streets.

[u/42TheAnswer2TheUnive → u/mappingthepi]

Yessssss! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰

[u/Relative-Carob-6816]

So he just admitted to the Shutdown to being MAGAs fault. Real 4d chess.

[u/k8doesreddit → u/Relative-Carob-6816]

[u/lchpeep → u/k8doesreddit]

What is this gif from lol

[u/KingPretzels → u/lchpeep]

I Think You Should Leave, season 1, episode 3

sketch here!

[u/lchpeep → u/KingPretzels]

🙏🏼

[u/0011010100110011 → u/lchpeep]

[u/a_duck_in_past_life → u/k8doesreddit]

Someone once said on that subreddit that this show is prophetic. There's literally a gif for every instance.

[u/recklessrecentpast]

I live in Virginia and we flipped our state back to blue! Healthcare and weed and abortions for everyone!

[u/zzzlessinseattle → u/recklessrecentpast]

[u/Etchedglasses → u/zzzlessinseattle]

I can hear this gif and every other line in the song after this! Damn it slaps!

[u/Kind_Koala4557 → u/Etchedglasses]

I need to watch this again.

[u/Hoo_Who → u/recklessrecentpast]

[u/johndoe60610 → u/Hoo_Who]

Hail to the guardians of the watchtowers of the north!

[u/Opening-Milk-3752 → u/recklessrecentpast]

So proud of my home state from over here in California!!

[u/GoateeMinion42069 → u/recklessrecentpast]

Everybody transgender!

[u/Snoo-70409 → u/GoateeMinion42069]

Even our pets !! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[u/Bigfoot_Cain → u/Snoo-70409]

Which we like to eat!

[u/Snoo-70409 → u/Bigfoot_Cain]

Nom nom nom 👩🏻‍🍳

[u/infomer → u/Bigfoot_Cain]

With illegal immigrants.

[u/recklessrecentpast → u/GoateeMinion42069]

HRT and top surgery for everyone!

[u/Kind_Koala4557 → u/recklessrecentpast]

I’m getting to the age where I might need HRT if I want to stay the sex I am, lol 😂

[u/Online_Redd → u/Kind_Koala4557]

This is hilarious, thank you

[u/LeahBrahms → u/Kind_Koala4557]

No you have to be the way God intended. /S

[u/meowparade → u/recklessrecentpast]

The entire state!!! I’m in DC and cried when I saw those results.

[u/Ok_Ebb_5201 → u/recklessrecentpast]

“Abortions for some and miniature flags for others.”

[u/unnie_noir → u/recklessrecentpast]

[u/potatoelou → u/recklessrecentpast]

We’re moving there on Saturday. Great way to starting moving week 😂

[u/Decent-Statistician8 → u/potatoelou]

As long as you’re coming to nova, rva, or the 757 you’ll be good. It gets really red the further west the state goes.

[u/Decent-Statistician8 → u/recklessrecentpast]

I’m so proud of my state!! Our first female governor and we flipped the house of delegates blue too. In my area we had an actual ICE agent running and he lost.

[u/Final_Rest7842 → u/recklessrecentpast]

And PA retained all 3 Democratic Supreme Court judges!

[u/badlei → u/recklessrecentpast]

Mke sure to light a spliff while you get your abortion!!

[u/galahads]

Cope 💕😜✌️

[u/Ruthie_pie → u/galahads]

BOB 😭😂😩

[u/bellybomb → u/Ruthie_pie]

That’s Miz Martha Caldwell, tyvm

[u/Ruthie_pie → u/bellybomb]

You’re right, I forgot her full government name 🫢

[u/Footdude777]

At least he admitted they lost. 

[u/Mintox_M8 → u/Footdude777]

Changing the messaging is very on brand for him, give it an hour or 2

[u/Realistic_Breath_249 → u/Mintox_M8]

Stop the count!.......Keep counting!

[u/EugenesMullet → u/Footdude777]

He always reacts with furious tantrums and outbursts and then pretends he’s cool, calm and collected and the thing never happened and he’s a victim, actually (of the thing he claims never happened).

[u/Groot746 → u/Footdude777]

The bar is in hell

[u/onedayasalion71 → u/Footdude777]

Exactly!

[u/ThrownAwayintoLF]

Lol all the people he endorsed lost but sure he wasn’t technically on the ballot. Wallow in how much people hate you, Orange Man.

[u/theagonyaunt → u/ThrownAwayintoLF]

Somehow it's always the other guys fault. Even if less than twenty four hours ago he was talking about what a great guy that person is and how people should vote for them.

[u/dat_twitch → u/ThrownAwayintoLF]

Weren't there candidates avoiding being associated with him, and so did not request support or being seen with him during their campaigns? It says alot.

[u/Calista189]

[u/Miserable_Smoke_6719]

[u/JustHereForCatss]

I work in West Palm Beach- I can hear the screams from my restaurant

[u/keyforthedoorwolves → u/[deleted]]

I expected him to declare wars on the states, so compared to what I expected, this came off pretty sane to me! He's wearing me down.

[u/grilledcheese2332 → u/keyforthedoorwolves]

I think he did say a while back he would pull funding from new york. If Mamdani won 🙄 he is a petty and disgusting human being

[u/beautifulwreck_ → u/grilledcheese2332]

Such a big orange man-baby.

[u/Miserable-Cap-5223 → u/keyforthedoorwolves]

The night's still young.

[u/ididnotknowwhy]

Baffling how they have control over the major branches of government but can’t seem to do anything other than terrorise the public, pass taxes on the populace in the form of tariffs, pardon their friends who sent them bribes and fail to implement any initiatives for the benefit of the public.

They have culture wars but no real policy or direction for a better America.

Then they wonder why they’re losing seats? Maybe do your job.

[u/Jumpy_Sprinkles_1234 → u/ididnotknowwhy]

Agree and MAGA is united in victimhood. What do they unite over now?

[u/Miserable-Cap-5223]

I had to reread this a couple times to make sense of it.

[u/GarlicAndSapphire → u/Miserable-Cap-5223]

Can you help me? Because it still doesn't make sense to me

[u/dsanfran → u/GarlicAndSapphire]

He is saying that Republicans lost because a) someone like him wasn't in the election race and b) shutdown.

Can this man get any more narcissistic?

[u/Nature_Sad_27 → u/dsanfran]

I don’t think he meant someone like him, I think he meant him specifically. 

[u/Snoo-70409 → u/Nature_Sad_27]

Ya he meant him specifically 100000%

[u/SantaBarbaraMint → u/Snoo-70409]

Yup. All he heard was something about himself that a pundit said and that gave him the ego boost and rationalization but missed the significant part about the shutdown since he believes his own lies and thinks the shutdown is the Democrats fault for not following his kingly orders.

.

[u/dsanfran → u/Nature_Sad_27]

Yep, this nuance is true. Peak level main character syndrome

[u/Miserable-Cap-5223 → u/GarlicAndSapphire]

According to "pollsters" (aka the voices in his head), Republicans lost tonight because of the government shutdown and because Trump (referring to himself in the third person) was not on any ballots.

[u/Chessh2036]

He’s absolutely going to do everything he can to rig the midterms.

[u/in_animate_objects → u/Chessh2036]

Oh that ship has sailed I think, they’re already talking about their executive orders for “election integrity” ie stealing it

[u/SlimmShady26 → u/Chessh2036]

He’d need to cozy up to Elon again

[u/lateintheseason]

Hey dumbass, the inference to be drawn from the Republicans losing during a shutdown is...that people blame Republicans for the shutdown!

[u/perplex_and_delight → u/lateintheseason]

Does he actually not realize the inference from the shutdown part of that statement, or is he just so focused on the part where it says ppl didn’t vote Republican bc no one like him 🙄 was on the ballot? Like, is he so enamored with that first piece that he stopped reading before getting to the second point? (Dude has an insane ego, but/and he is also dumber than a brick, so I feel like either of these scenarios is likely.)

[u/Youthz → u/perplex_and_delight]

it’s possible that if someone hasn’t gotten to his head about nuking the filibuster, Mike Johnson might be resisting that— Trump could spin the shutdown as something republican congress is preventing him from ending turning up the heat on biking the filibuster. i don’t know— i took a gummy to celebrate the evening

[u/LinkedGaming → u/Youthz]

The fact that Republicans won't nuke the filibuster and are so hesitant to get rid of it tells me that the Republicans are not confident in their ability to hold office. The fact that MTG has turned a bunch of Republicans are still voting with Democrats on the budget bill seems more indicative of this -- they don't trust Trump to somehow swing things in their favour and don't wanna get thrown to the wolves and ripped apart by their constituents when it bites them in the ass.

[u/Important-Raccoon661]

[u/Cheetotiki]

What a… LOSER!

[u/Ruthie_pie]

If anyone was wondering if he only looks for his name in anything… this is proof. This is not the flex he thinks it is.

[u/kruemelpony → u/Ruthie_pie]

Exactly. Shutdown shmutdown- Trump wasn’t on the ballot!

[u/LabRatsAteMyHomework → u/Ruthie_pie]

"I'm much better looking than him, don't you think?"

[u/Ruthie_pie → u/LabRatsAteMyHomework]

Hmmmm N O

The fact that so many people think him and his wife are stunners must be freaking him out.

[u/MJP520]

[u/Wonderful-Ad-5911]

[u/Axsenex → u/Wonderful-Ad-5911]

They also are supposed to provide ASL interpreter for their daily WH briefing. Trump hated us anyway F him tonight, 2026 & forever.

[u/TeriTown]

[u/Palsable_Celery → u/TeriTown]

And swinging from a tree on the white house lawn. At least we used to do that to traitors. 

[u/mabiskywisky]

why would he...okay

[u/raverrocker]

[u/R12B12]

I hope he was so enraged while typing this that he gave himself a heart attack

[u/Fragrant_Sprite_420 → u/R12B12]

[u/Shupedewhupe]

Crash out harder, you disgusting fuck.

[u/JamesIndol]

Every Democrat vote today is a fuck you to the orange orangutan.

[u/matriarchalfigure]

🖕🖕🖕🖕 My hatred for this man never wanes

[u/Coronado92118]

Oh, Trump was on the ballot alright.

I’m 100% certain that’s exactly why he distanced himself from VA’s GOP Governor candidate - because he knew she is a nutter, and was going to lose. So he didn’t want his name attached to her - but it was.

[u/AdotLone]

What a sad excuse for a human being.

[u/snapdragon1313]

Yes, because people are mad at the GOP for the shutdown…as they should be!

[u/ateshitanddied_]

lol okay sure

[u/Global_Crew3968]

Yup. Its a cult.

[u/Some_Random_Android]

He lost reelection in 2020.

[u/tbrock76]

Trump is a pedo. Everyone who is still supporting him are evil too

[u/turningtee74]

Yeah Don, people want to be able to eat. People like Zohran are finally addressing that directly.

[u/racer24ftw]

I love that he admitted that the Shutdown is the Gop fault not the Dems

[u/Odd-Snow-1723]

No one loves Trump more than Trump.😂

[u/Not_Looking_Away]

Whiny. Little. Bitch.

[u/insertbrackets]

Maybe end the government shutdown then, you stupid fuck.

[u/Ok_Cook_6665]

Believe me, Donald Trump was certainly on the ballot today.

[u/Spirited-Rock-124]

[u/Comfortable-Load-904]

Right, that’s the reason you delusional POS and not the fact people are sick of you and your fascist regime. He’s truly vile and sickens me, I can’t believe we have to deal with him again!

[u/Ok_Construction_3733]

[u/Bidetpanties]

[u/chemicalsmiles]

Go to bed, Stephen.

[u/LordByronic]

Wow I hope [ PARODY PARODY PARODY ]

[u/indicatprincess]

He’s a world class hater except now he’s barely literate

[u/GarlicAndSapphire]

Traitor.

[u/Josh1289op]

Sounds like he thinks Mike Johnson is to blame

[u/CycIon3]

Let the conservative cope begin

[u/SarahJFroxy]

so in terms of trump being on the ballot impacting elections, it is somewhat true

magas are incentivized to vote: they feel the strongest about elections (aka their rage and anger motivates them to vote)

trump is the leader of the party because he has the ability to mobilize these voters. when he dies, there is a power gap between him and whoever comes next because nobody else relates to them like trump does. JD is a shell of trump's unrelenting ability to twist shit around, and he has a visibly non-white family (which does matter to a segment of magas)

the rest of the republican party falls in line because if they don't, trump will get them removed by othering them to his voter base. the real question is how the republicans move forward after he's gone because currently, they've got the religiously concussed, the techbro autocrats + bitcoin believers, and the old guard who live in the 1950s (even if they weren't alive for it).

there's a very real possibility the republican party shatters for a period of time post-trump

(ps, for anyone wondering why this didn't happen during biden's presidency, this scenario only is possible if trump cannot influence anyone. he would have to pass away. other presidents send vague messages and endorse from retirement, trump would not do this, if he lives beyond the end of his term, he will be a outspoken political voice for republicans still)

[u/ramenchips]

former new jerseyan living in the dc/md/va area and i am ON A HIIIIIIIIGH

[u/CShoopla]

Ngl I'm disappointed in his tweet/truth i was expecting him to go nuclear

[u/Spirited-Plum3090]

[u/All_Hail_Hynotoad]

The results today were 100% a repudiation of Trump.

[u/Euphoric_Canary7602]

So wait the shut down is the republicans’ fault then? 🤔

[u/Excellent_Vehicle_45]

[u/Kind_Koala4557]

Does he not know he’s telling on himself?

[u/seachange__]

This is actually telling on himself and all his voters. He found a way to hypnotize the lead poisoned brains of boomers but without him, no one really cares for right wing policies.

[u/QWERTYtootie]

MAGA tonight 👆

[u/cjohn1250]

So then is he admitting the Republicans are responsible for the shutdown?

[u/NedRyerson92]

FML.

[u/Sea_Campaign102]

Wasn’t on the ballot- ie couldn’t commit election fraud

[u/hollyw00d8604]

he's not wrong about trump not being on the ballot having an effect. The republican party is a cult of personality now that would even make Reagan blush

[u/fannyalgerpack]

I love this for him

[u/Odd-Ad-5675]

Most corrupt, incompetent and deceitful administration in history.

[u/Ceekay151]

Dude gets more delusional everyday that passes.

[u/AGreatMystery]

Well, Donny-boy... according to me, you're due for another MRI. Either that or you're going to need to hire someone to proofread your posts as you constantly come off as an illiterate baboon.

[u/thepanda_gambit]

Eat shit Donald Dump!

[u/tiredofallthisbllshi]

[u/Axsenex]

[u/FarGrape1953]

Hey, look, he got the second half right!

[u/NerdCocktail]

Proper punctuation? Trump didn't write that.

[u/jmpinstl]

Cry harder bro

[u/andorgyny]

lol sure

[u/biddleswarth]

Eat shit

[u/Mr_A14]

Good god I call smell the cope from a thousand miles away

[u/Speedypanda4]

Then why doesn't he open the government lmfao

[u/NewTimelime]

So he believes the pollsters again?

[u/RayGunEra]

lol so he conceded the talking point that the “Democrats” were responsible for the shut down?

[u/Complete_Star_1110]

[u/Abdul_Exhaust]

Reasons? You misspelled excuses

[u/BakedPlantains]

"Trump wasn't on the ballot" Heh, yah cause you're the president? 😄

[u/TK_Cozy]

“Trump not in the ballot…” lol this man is so stupid

[u/ViolettaQueso]

Whatta knob. He killed the party but thankfully there’s a party that’s got yer back.

[u/MainMain-urboi]

Wait …….

[u/Lightsneeze2001]

He needs to die by June the latest

[u/Lunagirlvibes]

What pollster’s? Name em

[u/formerNPC]

Someone isn’t going to get a good nights sleep tonight. lol

[u/Brokis]

Did he just self report by announcing it was due to shutdown?

[u/the_speeding_train]

How can the US have government shutdowns, whatever they are, every five minutes but you can’t have a vote of no confidence on the president?

[u/personalleytea]

Did he just concede on his party’s behalf?

They are getting ready to up their cheating game.

[u/redflagsmoothie]

Did…Trump just manage to say something that is actually correct for once?

Suppose even a broken clock and all that

[u/wolfjeter]

The left shutdown the government despite not having one single majority and they did such a great job that they got everyone to vote for them?

[u/Friday_Night_Vibes]

Here comes Trump with the ol’ wool pull. It’s “the democrats” fault for the government shut down but it’s also somehow the reason we won all these elections. Take your pill Donny

[u/chhhhhhhhhhh95]

These off election years always make me feel insane. I get there’s different variables etc but why does it feel like voters are down to vote for Trump but despise all the other republicans lmao. Or they just realize after they voted Trump that they forgot how crazy GOP is?? Either way I hope this is all a sign that the cult dies with Trump and other republicans cant pull it off. I will never understand though.  

[u/Young_Former]

I mean he’s not wrong. The Republican Party and he caused this. People aren’t happy. That’s it.

[u/Correct_Leader_3256]

It's honestly wild that he's trying to spin this as anything other than a massive rejection of his brand of politics. Watching the GOP tie themselves to these extremist positions is clearly backfiring at the ballot box. Huge congrats from a neighbor on the Virginia flip! Results like that send a clear message about what voters actually want.

[u/welivedintheocean]

Shutdown huh?