Rosie O’Donnell’s Trump obsession grows stronger in Ireland as friends urge her to 'disconnect'
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Rosie O'Donnell may have crossed an ocean, but her obsession with Donald Trump didn’t stay behind.
As she settles into life in Ireland after moving there in late November 2024, the comedian admits she still “can’t resist” talking about Trump, despite repeated vows to stop.
Rosie O’Donnell’s Trump fixation continues even after her move abroad
Rosie O'Donnell, 63, has never hidden her fraught history with Donald Trump, but even she admits it has morphed into something she struggles to control.
Speaking to The Washington Post from her new home in Ireland, O’Donnell revealed she promised her therapist the Wednesday before Thanksgiving she would go two full days without posting about Trump, a promise she broke within hours.
Her friends and family have also noticed it. Longtime friend Jennifer Kopetic said she grew “annoyed” during a recent trip when she urged O’Donnell, “Roseann, you’ve got to detach. You’ve got to disconnect.”
The comedian later attempted a three-day promise to her 1.2 million Instagram followers, telling them she was “gonna try again to not give him a minute of me.” She failed that one, too.
Emotional spiral began the night Trump first won, Rosie O’Donnell says
O’Donnell has openly tied the roots of her anxiety to Trump’s 2016 victory. “I felt on the verge of crying … when he got elected,” she told an Irish TV audience in March, adding she feared what a second Trump term could mean for her family.
Her concerns, she said, were deeply personal. As a lesbian mother of five, with her youngest, 12-year-old Clay, identifying as nonbinary and diagnosed with autism, she feared increasing hostility toward LGBTQ Americans and potential cuts to special-education support.
During Trump’s first term, she poured her anxiety into more than 200 digital portraits of him on her iPad, labeling the president “moron, loser, and liar.”
Family stress pushes Rosie O’Donnell toward Ireland
The comedian insists her move wasn’t impulsive; it was a matter of survival. She has repeatedly claimed Trump once threatened to strip her of US citizenship, a moment she says lingered with her.
Her brother Eddie, who is helping her apply for Irish citizenship, called the relocation “the best decision she’s made … honestly.”
But the weight of her political stress has seeped into her family life. O’Donnell recently told CNN’s 'The Jim Acosta Show' that her daughter blames Trump for forcing them to leave America.
“My daughter is now saying, ‘Damn him. Damn Trump,’” O’Donnell said. She recalled her daughter slamming their table in frustration and shouting, “He made us move for our own safety … and now he’s destroying the country.”
“Trying to shield her while being honest is hard,” O’Donnell admitted. “She hears everything. She recognizes what’s going on.”
Rosie O’Donnell ready to step back but White House fires back
Still, O’Donnell insists she’s ready for someone else to take the lead in political combat. “Somebody can tap me out. … I did 22 years. I don’t need to do anymore.”
The White House responded quickly and bluntly. Spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital, “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.”
