Bette Midler has deactivated her X account following Donald Trump’s stunning political comeback, but not before insulting the new president, calling him “a complete idiot.”
The Hocus Pocus star, 78, is among liberal celebrities dismayed by the 78-year-old Republican’s landslide victory in the November 5 US presidential election after he defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris, 60.
Before deactivating her account, she opened up about her disapproval of the president-elect in a lengthy statement about X, joking that his mind “is a virtual vacuum.”
She wrote: “When a candidate for public office faces the voters, he does not face sensible men; he is confronted with a band of men whose chief distinguishing feature is their complete inability to weigh ideas, or to understand even the most basic ones – men whose entire thinking is in terms of emotion, and whose dominant emotion is the fear is for fear. what they cannot understand.
‘So confronted, the candidate must either bark with the pack or get lost… All odds are against the man who is, intrinsically, the most cunning and mediocre – the man who can most adeptly propagate the idea that his mind is a virtual vacuum is. … The presidency tends to go to such men year after year.”
Bette Midler expressed her diastasis for Donald Trump following his astonishing political comeback, claiming the White House has once again been ‘decorated by a complete idiot’; seen in February 2023
She concluded her statement by firing back at Trump voters, saying, “As democracy is perfected, the office increasingly represents the inner soul of the people. We are moving towards a lofty ideal.
“One great and glorious day, the ordinary people of the country will finally realize their heart’s desire, and the White House will be graced by a complete idiot.”
Before the election, Midler – a devout Democrat – publicly supported Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s ticket for the White House.
In a tongue-in-cheek post on her
While her account was still active, the post was well received by her fans, with more than 57,000 likes and 7,000 reposts.
The longtime LGBTQIA+ ally also called out Trump for the viral moment in which he simulated oral sex on a microphone stand while speaking during one of his final campaign stops.
She wrote to her audience of 2 million followers: ‘I saw Trump simulating ab*** j** on his mic yesterday! UGH! Looks like someone is getting ready to try to win the popular vote…in jail!’
In addition to Midler, Vice President Harris had received several endorsements from a series of high-profile celebrities who had pledged to vote for her.
She fired back at Trump’s voters, saying, “Some great and glorious day, the ordinary people of the country will finally get their heart’s desire, and the White House will be decorated by a complete idiot”; Trump seen in July 2024
The longtime LGBTQIA+ ally also called out Trump for the viral moment where he simulated oral sex on a microphone stand; seen in December 2021
She publicly supported Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s ticket for the White House; Kamala seen in November 2024
Just after the October 1 presidential debate, pop megastar Taylor Swift took to Instagram to support the former senator, writing, “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes that I believe need a warrior to defend them . I think she is a steadfast, gifted leader and I believe we can achieve so much more in this country if we allow ourselves to be guided by calm and not chaos.”
Nine-time GRAMMY award-winning singer Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas also went to X to praise the Harris-Walz ticket.
Other celebrities include Harrison Ford, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Charli