Rosie O’Donnell’s Trump fixation continues despite move to Ireland
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Rosie O’Donnell is sounding the alarm about her ongoing obsession with President Donald Trump.
The 63-year-old man spoke alongside some friends and family. Washington Post It was about moving to Ireland after Trump’s re-election last November, and one thing became clear from the article.
“Can’t resist” talking about Trump.
O’Donnell told the press that on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, she promised her therapist that she would not post about Trump for two days.
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Rosie O’Donnell and President Donald Trump have been feuding for years. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
It fell apart within a few hours.
Longtime friend Jennifer Kopetic was described as “angry” when she told O’Donnell during her last visit, “Roseann, you need to break up. You need to disconnect.”
She made another vow, this time for three days, telling her 1.2 million Instagram followers that she would “try again, not to give him even a minute.” However, he failed in this attempt as well.
O’Donnell’s latest comments came after she said the political stress she was carrying was reflecting on her family, especially her daughter, who she said blamed Trump for uprooting their lives. (Getty Images)
O’Donnell said her emotional spiral began the moment Trump was elected.
“I felt on the verge of tears when he was elected,” he previously told an Irish television audience in March, explaining that he feared a second term.
The former talk show host said her concerns were personal. O’Donnell, a lesbian mother of five children who identifies as nonbinary and whose youngest, 12-year-old Clay, was diagnosed with autism, feared what she saw as the Trump era’s hostility toward LGBTQ Americans and the potential drain on federal support for special education programs.
ROSIE O’DONNELL SAYS HER DAUGHTER ACCUSES TRUMP OF FORCING THEIR FAMILY TO MOVE FROM AMERICA
The Washington Post reported that during his first term, Trump channeled his anxiety into more than 200 angry digital portraits of the former president on his iPad, labeling him a “Moron,” a “Loser” and a “Liar.”
This kind of “obsessive” focus on Trump is what convinced O’Donnell that she had no choice but to leave the United States.
O’Donnell moved to Ireland after claiming Trump threatened to strip her of her US citizenship. (Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
His brother Eddie, who helped him apply for Irish citizenship, described his move abroad as “honestly the best decision he ever made”.
O’Donnell made her final comments after saying the political stress she was carrying had taken its toll on her family, especially her daughter, who she said blamed Trump for uprooting their lives.
“My daughter is now saying, ‘Damn him. Damn Trump,'” O’Donnell said. “The Jim Acosta Show.”
According to O’Donnell, her daughter banged the table in frustration and shouted: “He set us up for our own safety… and now he’s destroying the country.”
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The White House wasted no time in responding to O’Donnell’s renewed attacks. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
O’Donnell acknowledged the challenge of trying to protect her daughter from the chaos while being honest about why they left.
“He hears everything. He knows what’s going on,” he said.
The comedian added that he was ready to step back from the political struggle.
“Someone can cut me off. … I did this for 22 years. I don’t need this anymore.”
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O’Donnell plans to stay in Ireland. (Dave Benett/Getty Images)
The White House wasted no time in responding to O’Donnell’s renewed attacks.
“Rosie O’Donnell clearly has a serious case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and it’s better for the entire country if she decides to move,” White House press secretary Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital earlier this week.
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O’Donnell moved to Ireland after claiming Trump threatened to strip her of her US citizenship.
In October, he announced he was seeking Irish citizenship, citing his grandparents’ roots and his desire to distance himself from American politics.
