Trump Blasts 'Dumocrats,' Vows Big Midterm Win
Trump Blasts 'Dumocrats,' Vows Big Midterm Win
The News
President Trump marked Labor Day on Monday with a social media message aimed not at American workers but at his political opponents, greeting "the Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Dumocrats who will do anything possible to destroy our Country."
The post closed with a promise: "We're going to win the Midterms, BIG, and SAVE AMERICA!"
It landed two days before Trump is set to take the stage at the first-of-its-kind Republican midterm convention, which convenes Wednesday in Dallas.
What He Wrote
"Happy Labor Day to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Dumocrats who will do anything possible to destroy our Country," Trump wrote. "These Deranged People, after fighting for 10 years, should finally acknowledge that your Favorite President (ME!), knows how to WIN!"
He added: "They should be exhausted by now but, sadly, they're not. They're going to give it one last shot at ruining America, but we're not going to let that happen. We're going to win the Midterms, BIG, and SAVE AMERICA!"
Timeline
On Juneteenth, Trump posts that there are "Too many non-working holidays in America," writing that closing businesses costs the country "$BILLIONS OF DOLLARS" and that "The workers don't want it either!"
The White House posts a Labor Day tribute: "This Labor Day, we honor the grit, skill, & spirit of the American worker... To workers across America, thank you."
Trump issues the customary presidential proclamation designating September 7 as Labor Day, citing the Working Families Tax Cuts Act he signed last year and a permanent 20 percent deduction on qualified small business income.
Trump publishes the "Dumocrats" message on social media. It does not mention American workers or labor.
The Republican midterm convention convenes in Dallas, with Trump scheduled to speak.
Reactions
Conservative outlets read the post as a confident opening shot at the midterms. RedState's Bob Hoge summarized Trump's message to the left as, "Haven't you learned yet that I'm a winner?" The Gateway Pundit described it as Trump wishing everyone a happy Labor Day "in typical fashion" while slamming the American left as "Deranged."
Left-leaning outlets read it as a holiday greeting that skipped the workers. Raw Story wrote that Trump "took a moment on Labor Day to remind roughly half of the country he hates them." Mediaite said Trump "dedicated a Labor Day social media post to fuming" at his opponents.
The White House's own tribute to workers drew a pile-on built around Trump's Juneteenth 2025 complaint about holidays. Headquarters, the social media account of Kamala Harris's 2024 campaign team, reposted it. Conservative commentator Michael Bennett wrote that "Labor Day is supposed to honor the working Americans who built this country," adding that under Trump's economy "you'll need two or three jobs just to afford to live." Singer-songwriter Brad Skistimas replied, "NOW GET BACK TO WORK."
Raw Story noted one correction to the pile-on: the holidays post is not new. Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene had suggested this week that Trump made the comment recently; a Snopes fact-check found he wrote it on June 19, 2025.
What's Next
Trump headlines the GOP midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday, where the partisan framing of the Labor Day post is likely to get a much larger audience.
The open question is how Republicans running in competitive districts handle it — whether they adopt the tone or keep their distance — and whether Democrats can convert the affordability complaints that dominated the holiday response into November votes. Control of the House and Senate is on the ballot.
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The proclamation Trump signed made the case his post did not. It said that since returning to office his administration has worked "to empower the American worker and families by strengthening the economy, bolstering manufacturing, and unleashing innovation like never before," and credited landmark trade deals with adding "over 900,000 American jobs" and six straight months of manufacturing expansion.
Labor Day has been a federal holiday since 1894, and presidents issue the ceremonial proclamation every year regardless.
Not every voice on the right is sanguine about November. RedState's Hoge acknowledged that "affordability is still a top issue for many Americans" and that high gas prices "continue to hit us in the wallet."
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