By Molly Goddard
3:40am PDT, Mar 13, 2025
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Rosie O'Donnell bid farewell to America!
After the former talk show host's nemesis
Donald Trump became the president of the United States for the second time, O'Donnell and her family decided to leave the country to start a new life in Ireland.
Keep reading to see what the television star said about heading overseas to avoid the current administration…
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In a Tuesday, March 11,
TikTok video, Rosie O'Donnell revealed the major life change. "It's been pretty wonderful, I have to say," she said of moving to Ireland. "And the people have been so loving, so kind and so welcoming. And I'm very grateful."
The former
The View co-host went on to explain how she packed up her loved ones and relocated on January 15, mere days before Donald Trump resumed
office…
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"Although I was someone who never thought I would move to another country, that's what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child," Rosie O'Donnell noted of making a life outside of America for herself and
Dakota — whom she shared with late ex-wife
Michelle Rounds.
As for whether or not she will ever return to the United States, the actress added, "I'm trying to find a home here in this beautiful country and when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that's when we will consider coming back."
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On Wednesday, March 12,
Brian Glenn, a conservative commentator for the digital media company Real America's Voice, asked Irish Prime Minister
Micheál Martin why he would ever welcome Rosie O'Donnell into his country.
"Ireland is known for very happy, fun-loving people," the journalist emphasized to the world leader during his visit to the
White House to visit Donald Trump. "Why in the world would you let Rosie O'Donnell move to Ireland?"
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"Thank you, I like that question," Donald Trump chimed in, alluding to his contentious dynamic with Rosie O'Donnell. "Did you know you have Rosie O'Donnell? Do you know who she is? You're better off not knowing."
Micheál Martin never got to answer the question.
The actress and the former star of
The Apprentice have had a rocky relationship since 2006 when she
slammed him for his treatment of a Miss USA winner who had been accused of drug use.
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During a 2015
debate,
Megyn Kelly asked Donald Trump, "You've called women fat pigs, dogs, slobs, disgusting animals. Your Twitter account has several…"
The businessman stopped the anchor mid-sentence to add, "Only Rosie O'Donnell."
