Conservative commentator Laura Loomer and former Trump ally Tucker Carlson have sounded the alarm over Republican midterm losses, exposing growing divisions within MAGA even as Nicki Minaj doubled down on her support for President Donald Trump. Democrats secured control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in Tuesday's elections, delivering a major political setback to Trump and Republicans and setting the stage for a dramatically different final two years of his presidency. The scale of the Democratic victories extended well beyond traditional battlegrounds, with the party making significant gains in states that have long been Republican strongholds.
The results have prompted questions about the future of the Republican Party, Trump's influence over the conservative movement and whether the MAGA coalition can recover ahead of the 2028 presidential election. Loomer, a longtime Trump ally, offered a particularly bleak assessment of the results in a post on X, writing, "America is over. There won’t be any rebuilding." She predicted that Democrats would control the Senate until 2032, win the 2028 presidential election and potentially expand the Supreme Court while granting statehood to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
"The Democrats will forever have a supermajority," she claimed, urging conservatives to stop believing messages suggesting Republicans could rebuild after the losses. Carlson also branded the midterms blue wave a "disaster" while former national security adviser Michael Flynn called the Republican losses an "annihilation." Meanwhile, Minaj reaffirmed her support for Trump following the midterms, reminding her fans on X that: "Trump is STILL your PRESIDENT." The rapper has become one of the president's most vocal celebrity supporters, appearing alongside him at Republican events and rallies in recent months. Newsweek has reached out to the White House for comment.
Carlson, a former Trump ally turned critic, also delivered a stark assessment of the Republican Party's performance, declaring on X: "The Republican Party just imploded." "Well, that was a disaster. And not just a metaphorical disaster, but a real disaster," Carlson added on The Tucker Carlson Show. The former Fox News host argued that the scale of the Republican losses went beyond an ordinary midterm setback, even comparing the outcome to the sinking of the Lusitania.
He pointed to defeats in Republican stronghold states such as Ohio and Texas, as well as a potentially historic Democratic victory in Mississippi. Carlson also highlighted an Alabama state legislative race in which he said a transgender Democratic candidate defeated a Republican incumbent in the deep red state. "How badly did it go for Republicans last night in Alabama?" he asked.
"A transgendered Democrat beat a Republican incumbent in the state House." The conservative commentator split from Trump in February over the United States' involvement in the Iran war. He has since apologized for supporting Trump in his 2024 election campaign. The election results have also exposed divisions among prominent conservative commentators and political figures, with some blaming Trump's policies for the Republican losses while others have defended the president.
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