Video taking off 24x its usual first day

Doug Ford tells Trump to "look in the mirror" after midterms

The Ontario premier celebrates Democratic victories but warns that a changed Congress does not mean the trade war is over.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 319,301 views a day, 24 times a normal first day on this channel (13,310).

“Trump has to look in the mirror”: Doug Ford reacts to US midterm results

Doug Ford jokes that he was doing cartwheels over the U.S. election results. His assessment of what they mean for Canadian trade is considerably more restrained.

"But let's be under no illusion that this trade war is done. It's not done," Ontario's premier tells reporters in Global News's clip. Trump, he stresses, still has power.

The Short drew roughly 209,000 views in 11 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for the format. It joins unusually widely watched Global News coverage of the Democratic congressional sweep, including a separate report on the implications for Canada-U.S. trade.

Ford reads the result as Americans delivering a verdict on living costs, gas prices and tariffs. He also rejects Trump's effort to distance himself from Republican candidates' defeats, pointing back to the president's appeal for voters to treat his name as though it were on the ballot.

His conclusion: "President Trump has to look in the mirror, take responsibility for the results of last night."

For Ontario, Ford's practical concern is the cross-border auto industry. He describes decades of integration as something that cannot simply be pulled apart, and mentions a supportive message from a Democratic congressperson in Michigan. Beyond the celebration, he says he has directed ministers to visit Washington and connect with newly elected senators once they are sworn in.

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A different discovery todayVideo taking off 66x its usual first dayJimmy Kimmel turns Idaho's state-gun vote into an attack adHis midterm monologue also gives Mike Johnson a Sarah McLachlan farewell before his assistant Natalie zips herself into a duffel bag.Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live · Story of November 5, 2026

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The facts

Channel: Global News
Subscribers: 4,930,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 12,693,595
Channel views, pace per day: 2,597,421 (on a normal day: 1,719,072)
Video published: November 4, 2026
Video views so far: 208,914 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 319,301

The numbers

Ford's reaction has already drawn far more views than a typical Global News Short receives in its first full day.

the video's first day

usual first day here

13,310

this video

319,301

subscribers

4,930,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

3,581,485,978

views per day

2,597,421

typical day: 1,719,072

the video

views

208,914

likes

1,112

comments

445

days online

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

5,270,000

5,200,000

5,030,000

4,930,000

4,780,000

4,710,000

As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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