Rosie O’Donnell is not staying quiet about what’s at stake when Americans head to the polls and see one-term, twice-impeached, quadruply-indicted ex-president Donald Trump‘s name on the ballot again.In a recent appearance on Chris Cuomo‘s NewsNation show, the actress, activist, and icon firmly stated that “democracy is on trial.”“I think [Trump is] the worst thing that’s ever happened to the United States and his cruelty knows no bounds,” she explained. “And when he’s upset and humiliated, he has no control and goes apesh*t.”Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!If there’s anyone who’s been sounding the warning sirens, it’s certainly O’Donnell, whose feud with the former president far predates his time in office.In case you forgot, Trump went on a press tour bashing the funny lady in 2006 after she criticized then-Miss USA Tara Conner on The View.
Apparently, when O’Donnell’s fellow co-host Barbara Walters tried to talk the orange man down, he said Walters called O’Donnell “a pig” that would be fired leading to Rosie’s eventual exit from the program. (Walters later denied Trump’s accusations.)Of course, Trump later recycled the verbiage at his first-ever presidential debate, calling O’Donnell a “fat pig,” unprovoked.
It was these types of attacks –– which Rosie called “not just an attack on me but on all women he doesn’t deem worthy” –– that inspired the 62-year-old to fight back.“He’s the kind of person that is a grifter,” she told Cuomo. “And he is an evangelical preacher to people who believe that Celebrity Apprentice was true.