Rosie O'Donnell Thanks Trump for Making Her "Re-Famous" on 2nd Kimmel Night
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Updated · Global News · Aug 20
Rosie O'Donnell Thanks Trump for Making Her "Re-Famous" on 2nd Kimmel Night
3 articles · Updated · Global News · Aug 20
Summary
Rosie O'Donnell used her second night guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live! to say Donald Trump made her "re-famous" and helped return her to network television.
Her monologue doubled down on anti-Trump jokes, reviving nicknames including "President Oompa J. Loompa" and saying she planned to keep up Jimmy Kimmel's criticism of the president.
O'Donnell said she has lived in Ireland for 2 years because of Trump and cited Project 2025 as a reason she left the U.S. with her youngest child.
The renewed spotlight follows their long-running feud, which flared again after Trump in July 2025 said he was giving "serious consideration" to revoking her U.S. citizenship.