Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, called for Donald Trump to resign from office during his television monologue. The remarks followed midterm election results in which Democrats gained control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
The calls for resignation came after an election cycle where Democrats made gains nationwide, including in South Carolina and Texas. Kimmel criticized Trump’s response to these losses, specifically the president’s public statements regarding Fox News and Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R).
Kimmel stated that Trump has blamed others for the election outcomes rather than accepting responsibility. He specifically noted that Trump attributed Republican losses in states where he had hand-picked candidates to the fact that he was not personally on the ballot this year. Kimmel characterized this assertion as "crap," stating that Trump's influence has remained a central factor in the political climate.
During the broadcast, Kimmel urged the president to "quit already," asserting that "nobody wants you" and suggesting that Trump no longer wishes to serve as president. He further suggested that Trump use funds from cryptocurrency investments to relocate to a private island, referencing the former property of Jeffrey Epstein.
The scale of the reported shift includes losses for Republican candidates even in historically Republican-aligned states like South Carolina and Texas. For voters in these regions, the election results mean their representation in Washington D.C. has changed from Republican to Democratic, which typically involves a change in voting patterns on social and economic legislation. These results follow a period where Kimmel alleged the country has experienced significant division, suggesting that the election outcomes were a reaction to the president’s involvement in the political process.
The knock-on effects of these midterm results and the subsequent calls for resignation include potential changes in how the executive branch interacts with a Congress now controlled by the opposition party. This sets a precedent for the final two years of the presidential term, likely leading to increased legislative oversight and investigations. What happens next depends on the official certification of election results and the seating of the new Congress in early 2027. No formal resignation process has been initiated by the White House, and no specific date for a response to these comments has been set.