Hollywood liberal Rosie O’Donnell is back in the headlines—this time claiming her young daughter now “damns Trump” and blames the former president for forcing their family to flee the United States for “safety.” Yes, really.
Speaking with CNN’s Jim Acosta, O’Donnell said her daughter slammed her fist on the table and declared, “He made us move for our own safety … and now he’s destroying the country.” The former daytime TV host described herself as helpless to shield her child from the supposedly terrifying reality of Trump’s America.
Never mind that millions of Americans feel safer now than during the Biden years of open borders, rising crime, and foreign chaos. O’Donnell insists she had to “stand in defiance” of Trump for the sake of her family—but apparently moving to Western Europe and collecting Irish citizenship is her version of bravery.
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson wasn’t buying a word of it. “Rosie O’Donnell clearly suffers from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome and it’s better for the entire country that she decided to move away,” Jackson told Fox News Digital. Few conservatives seemed likely to disagree.
O’Donnell has been on a self-declared “political exile” in Ireland since March, claiming she fled just five days before Trump’s 2025 inauguration. She now says she’s applying for Irish citizenship, pointing to her grandparents’ roots—a perfectly legal move, of course, but one wrapped in dramatic claims that Trump might strip her citizenship.
Trump, never one to ignore a celebrity swipe, mocked the idea on Truth Social this past summer, joking that O’Donnell is a “Threat to Humanity” and should stay in Ireland “if they want her.” He teased the idea of revoking her citizenship—not something a president can actually do, but a clear trolling shot at an outspoken critic who’s spent nearly 20 years attacking him.
That feud goes back to 2006, when O’Donnell used her platform on “The View” to launch personal insults at Trump, beginning a long public obsession that has become almost a personality trait for her. Now she’s involving her daughter, claiming the teenager rails against Trump and believes he “destroyed the country.”
This, of course, comes at a moment when Americans are watching the real destruction coming from Democrat-run cities—crime waves, homelessness, failing schools, and ultra-progressive policies driving residents out, not in. But O’Donnell’s answer isn’t to confront the failures of liberal governance—it’s to blame Trump from across the Atlantic.
Most Americans understand the difference between political opposition and theatrical melodrama. O’Donnell has chosen the latter, turning Trump’s political resurgence into a personal exile story starring herself. Conservatives aren’t losing sleep over her relocation—and judging by the White House response, they’d gladly buy her a one-way ticket if it keeps her ranting from afar.
