Actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell predicted this week that President Trump will manufacture a national crisis, an assassination attempt or a terrorist bombing, to cancel the midterm elections, drawing fresh attention for remarks made during a Wednesday interview with author and former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson.
The conversation began with Ms. Williamson raising concerns about the 2026 midterms, warning of what she called “an obvious rigging of this election.” Ms. O’Donnell agreed and went further.
“Not only a rigging, but I think he will have some sort of crisis, whether it’s an assassination attempt or a terrorist bombing,” she said. “There will be some catastrophic event, and he will say there will be no elections. That is what I think is going to happen.”
Some observers interpreted the remarks as a prediction about the November 2026 midterms specifically; others read them as a warning about the 2028 presidential election and Mr. Trump’s publicly stated interest in remaining in office beyond the two-term limit set by the 22nd Amendment. Ms. O’Donnell did not specify which election she was referring to.
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