Instagram/Bette Midler & Barbara He Music Bette Midler on Trump-era despair, ICE raids, and reviving Woody Guthrie's 1940 protest anthem 'All You Fascists' to inspire resistance. April 25, 2026 AceShowbiz - Bette Midler describes her career as a mission to spread joy that can counterbalance "the grimness of everyday life." However, recent political developments during the second Trump administration have deeply disturbed her.