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Celebrities Voice Discontent Over Trump Administration and Mull Relocation
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Growing Celebrity Consideration to Leave the United States
In the same interview he highlighted global warming, rising sea levels, and widespread hunger.
Comedian Rosie O’Donnell, who moved to Ireland after Trump’s 2024 election victory, reiterated her disapproval on *Jimmy Kimmel Live!* calling Trump “Mango Mussolini.”
Statements from Affected Celebrities
Gar Garfunkel’s remarks frame his potential departure as a response to perceived policy shifts rather than a definitive plan to emigrate. O’Donnell’s comments link her move to a broader sense of alienation from U.S. governance, while De Generes’s anecdote underscores personal emotional reactions to the election outcome. None of the figures have announced concrete relocation steps beyond expressing intent or temporary residence changes.
Political Analyst Perspective
Shroff suggested the comments serve more as a political statement than a firm relocation commitment.
Verbatim Quotes
- “It’s real that the planet is getting warmer, that the water’s rising, that so many people are starving,” — Musician Art Garfunkel, EXPERT
- “When Donald Trump took over Venezuela, are those the new rules? Just take over a country and run it?” — Musician Art Garfunkel, EXPERT
- “We got here the day before the election and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis, and I was like, 'He got in,'” — Ellen DeGeneres
- “I read that Project 2025 and said, ‘Got to get myself out of here, you know,’ and I decided to go to Ireland, a place where people are driven to drink regardless of who's running their country,” — Rosie O’Donnell
- “Celebrity threats to leave the country are usually pretty easy to roll your eyes at,” — Kaivan Shroff, of democratic strategist
- “He’s looking at the country he has lived in his entire life and saying, essentially, ‘I don’t recognize our role in the world anymore.’” — Kaivan Shroff, of democratic strategist
These remarks collectively illustrate a pattern of high-profile cultural figures publicly questioning U.S. policy under the Trump administration and contemplating personal moves abroad.