Rosie O’Donnell Mocks Trump in ‘Donny Boy’ Finale on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 21
Rosie O’Donnell Mocks Trump in ‘Donny Boy’ Finale on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 21
Summary
Rosie O’Donnell closed her final night guest-hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live” with a parody of “Danny Boy” that mocked Donald Trump’s falling polls, inflation and Iran policy, then urged him to resign.
Thursday’s signoff capped a weeklong stint in which she thanked viewers and took repeated shots at the president, calling him a “hungry, hungry hypocrite in the White House.”
O’Donnell also framed the appearance as a free-speech statement, thanking Jimmy Kimmel for reminding viewers they can speak out “whether Orange Voldemort likes it or not.”
The segment fit a broader late-night pattern of Trump-focused comedy, with Jimmy Fallon also joking this week about Trump’s planned Freedom 250 IndyCar race in Washington.