Radio host Charlamagne Tha God voiced concerns on Tuesday about the challenges Democrats face in regaining control of Congress during the 2026 midterm elections.

Speaking on The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne criticized the Democratic Party’s handling of rhetoric surrounding former President Donald Trump, suggesting it has undermined their credibility with voters.

In the November election, Republicans regained control of the Senate while maintaining their majority in the House.

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This gave the GOP unified control of the federal government for the first two years of President-elect Trump’s second term, creating a challenging political landscape for Democrats heading into the next election cycle.

Charlamagne pointed to the Democratic Party’s earlier claims about Trump, which included calling him a “fascist” and a “threat to democracy.”

He questioned their decision to abandon that rhetoric after Trump’s victory and the traditional certification of the 2024 election results.

“I’m all for the peaceful transfer of power, but Democrats keep following these political norms and traditions, and it’s confusing because you can’t call a man a fascist and a dictator, but when he wins, throw all that rhetoric out the window — unless, of course, it was just politics and you never believed it,” Charlamagne said.

“I’ve told y’all this already. Yes, I’ve called Trump a fascist, not because of anything Democrats said, but because of the words I’ve heard come out of Trump’s mouth.”

He expressed doubt about whether Democrats ever genuinely believed their own warnings about Trump, suggesting their messaging might have been purely political. “It just makes you wonder how much of it did they really believe, or how much of it was just politics. That’s all,” Charlamagne said.

Charlamagne also pointed out the difficult position Democrats now find themselves in, relying on potential Republican missteps to regain momentum. “It’s almost like Democrats don’t realize how they screw themselves for the future because the midterms are right around the corner,” he said.

“The only thing they can hope for is that Republicans implode and F things up so bad that the American people are just dying for a change.”

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Radio host Charlamagne Tha God voiced concerns on Tuesday about the challenges Democrats face in regaining control of Congress during the 2026 midterm elections.

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Following the election results,  Kamala Harris and Joe Biden struck an optimistic tone on November 7, refraining from describing Trump as a threat to democracy or an authoritarian figure.

This marked a noticeable departure from their campaign messaging, which had repeatedly emphasized Trump as a danger to democratic norms.

Charlamagne addressed this change on the November 8 edition of The Breakfast Club, highlighting the inconsistency in the Democrats’ stance. “Don’t y’all find it strange that now that he’s won, they’re not calling him a threat to democracy? They’re not calling him a fascist. I mean, damn, on Monday, they was just calling him that,” he said.

As Democrats strategize for the 2026 midterms, Charlamagne’s remarks showcase the challenges they face in rebuilding trust with voters.

His critique highlights the difficulty of maintaining consistent messaging in a polarized political environment and raises questions about the Democratic Party’s ability to counter Republican dominance in the years ahead.