CC.NEWS November 4, 2026
According to a report in Britain’s Daily Mail, after the U.S. Republican Party suffered a major setback in the midterm elections, the celebration banquet the White House had prepared quickly turned into a political embarrassment.
The East Room was filled with Cheesecake Factory snacks, and the television screens kept reporting election results. But those who had come to celebrate a victory gradually realized that the theme of the party might have to be changed at short notice.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was there earlier, and then was nowhere to be seen.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also been placed on the White House’s internal list of people who may be held accountable. Some said privately that without the war with Iran, the election result might have been completely different.
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has also become a focus of discussion. Some blame her and political adviser Chris LaCivita for continuing to give the president optimistic forecasts of victory right up to election day.
As for Jason Miller, who has long handled Trump’s political communications, a senior official told the media that when he watched the election results rolling across the screen, he looked very nervous, to the point of sweating.
It seems the division of duties at this celebration banquet changed very quickly:
The Secretary of State was in charge of disappearing, the defense secretary may be in charge of the war, the chief of staff is in charge of explaining the election outcome, and the political adviser is in charge of explaining why the earlier assessment was so optimistic.
And the president?
According to reports, Trump did not appear in the East Room as planned, and later criticized Fox News on social media before turning his fire on several Republican political figures.
Most embarrassing of all, the food on the tables was barely touched.
Which is interesting.
Before the election, everyone was discussing who could win more seats; after the election, everyone is discussing who should take responsibility.
People who were guaranteeing victory yesterday have begun looking for explanations today; people who were at the same table yesterday may already be considering today how to distance themselves from this defeat.
But there is one question it seems no one wants to answer seriously:
Why are ordinary Americans no longer willing to pay for this political victory party?
The war with Iran, gasoline prices, tariffs and the cost of living ultimately affect the wallets of ordinary families. Voters did not walk into the White House East Room, nor did they compete for that plate of untouched snacks.
They simply used their ballots to change the balance of power in Congress.
Perhaps that is where the irony of this party lies:
The White House had the cake ready, but was not ready to face the voters; it was ready to celebrate victory, but not ready to explain defeat.
The cake is still there; the guests have gone.
So at the next victory party, how many people will still be willing to come?
