‘This is redemption time’: celebrities react to Democrats’ historic midterms sweep

After the party regained control of both houses of Congress, stars including Viola Davis, Bette Midler and John Cusack have been celebrating

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Celebrities have been reacting to last night’s historic midterm victory for the Democrats after the party regained control of both the House and the Senate.

The night saw a string of major victories for the party as voters expressed their disapproval of Donald Trump and his failing economy.

“You did it, we did it, this is redemption time,” John Leguizamo, predicted to be an Oscar contender for The Odyssey, said in a video on Instagram. He added: “It’s time to fix this mess.”

Bette Midler, who has been a longtime opponent of Donald Trump, wrote online: “I am OVERJOYED! What a great, great night! Thank you, America! You’ve saved your beloved country!!”

Oscar-winner Viola Davis celebrated the historic victory of Keisha Lance Bottoms who became the first Black female governor in US history. “We the people .....THE PEOPLE!!” she wrote on Instagram. “We are the orchestrators of this nation....and we have spoken...through our vote....CONGRATULATIONS, my sistah.”

Henry Winkler also wrote that “dreams do come true” on X.

John Cusack wrote that “impeachment and removal is non negotiable no accountability means it will happens again and again” online also praising Abdul El-Sayed as a “smart progressive Bernie sanders dem” who beat “every smear machine dirty money can buy”.

On X, Mark Ruffalo also thanked those who “voted for decency, fairness, equality, justice and against the flagrant corruption in our political system which has been stacked against the working people of this country”.

After urging his followers to vote, The Mandalorian star Pedro Pascal then celebrated the many victories on his Instagram stories, including a blue map of Texas with the word “sobbing”.

Author Stephen King had been posting pre-election that he hoped the “enabling will stop” and after the wins, he simply wrote: “Buyers’ remorse.”

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon also praised “human decency” as a driving force for the result.

Musician Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, posted: “Change a-comin’ Rebuilding America’s moral leadership will take time ... but the signs are positive.”

After referring to the “blue-nami”, the Chicks kicked off a concert by celebrating the results on stage. “Texas is blue,” they said. ‘The Senate is blue, the House is blue.” Singer Normani also posted on X: “TEXAS YOU MADE ME PROUD.”

Actor Danny Trejo also paid tribute to the groundbreaking victory of Xavier Becerra, who became California’s first Latino governor. “History in the making!” he wrote.

Meanwhile, actor James Woods, who had been vocally supportive of Trump in the past, wrote: “Congratulations to all the Democrat victors tonight, and to all the lazy, worthless Republicans who let it happen.”