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Rosie O'Donnell Returns, Predicts Trump’s Fall, Guest-hosts Kimmel

7/12/2026

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Rosie O'Donnell Returns

Rosie O'Donnell returned to the United States and told CNN’s Jake Tapper that President Donald Trump “won’t survive that long.”
She moved to Ireland in 2025 after President Donald Trump’s reelection, citing the political climate.
She will guest-host Jimmy Kimmel’s show for a week beginning Aug. 17.
She condemned President Donald Trump’s NATO-summit remarks, called Volodymyr Zelensky “Putin,” and announced she is pursuing Irish citizenship.

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Trump Posts AI

U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI video on July 2, wearing a lab coat that featured testimonials from Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro and Julia Roberts on “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Trump ended the clip urging viewers to dismiss news, pray and drink Diet Coke.
Trump shared an AI image placing his portrait in bubbles above O’Donnell.
O’Donnell replied on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” joking she was “in company” with patients.

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Rosie O'Donnell Returns

Rosie O'Donnell returned to the United States and told CNN’s Jake Tapper that President Donald Trump “won’t survive that long.”
She moved to Ireland in 2025 after President Donald Trump’s reelection, citing the political climate.
She will guest-host Jimmy Kimmel’s show for a week beginning Aug. 17.
She condemned President Donald Trump’s NATO-summit remarks, called Volodymyr Zelensky “Putin,” and announced she is pursuing Irish citizenship.

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