Rosie O’Donnell Tried to ‘Disconnect’ from Social Media Because of Donald Trump — but It Only Lasted a Few Hours
- - Rosie O’Donnell Tried to ‘Disconnect’ from Social Media Because of Donald Trump — but It Only Lasted a Few Hours
Nicholas RiceDecember 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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Rosie O’Donnell attempted to stay off social media because of Donald Trump, thanks to a plan worked on with her therapist, but it lasted only a few hours
A longtime friend of O'Donnell's told The Washington Post she told the comedian and actress, "You’ve got to detach. You’ve got to disconnect"
O'Donnell and the president have been engaged in a feud for almost two decades
Rosie O’Donnell attempted to find peace for herself amid her ongoing feud with Donald Trump, but it didn't last long.
In a new interview with The Washington Post, the comedian and actress, 63, opened up about her feelings on Trump, 79, and how a social media cleanse to rid herself of the president was short-lived.
Recalling to the outlet that she told her therapist on Wednesday, Nov. 26, that she would not post about Trump online for two days, the promise only lasted a few hours.
Jeanne Kopetic, a friend of O'Donnell's since seventh grade, echoed a similar ideology and told the former talk show host during a trip to Ireland — where O'Donnell currently resides — "Roseann, you’ve got to detach. You’ve got to disconnect," the Post reported.
So days later, on Friday, Nov. 28, O'Donnell made a plan to stay off social media again, stating she would not post about Trump for three days, the outlet said. However, the attempt was once again short-lived.
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O’Donnell and Trump have butted heads over various topics for nearly two decades.
Their distaste for each other began in 2006, when O'Donnell called Trump out on The View. At the time, she referenced the controversy surrounding Miss USA winner Tara Conner, who was accused of partaking in underage drinking and cocaine use, and Trump's response.
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O'Donnell previously told PEOPLE that the "bullying" she experienced — especially from Trump — had an emotional effect on her.
“Probably the Trump stuff was the most bullying I ever experienced in my life, including as a child,” she said. “It was national, and it was sanctioned societally. Whether I deserved it is up to your own interpretation.”
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O’Donnell and Trump's back-and-forth bitterness has primarily taken place on social media over the years, and their feud has intensified over the last decade, during both of Trump's presidencies.
Following Trump's second inauguration in January, O'Donnell said in a TikTok that she left the U.S. for Ireland, explaining that she and her child, Clay, would consider returning when "it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America."
Trump previously said he was “giving serious consideration” to revoking O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship, calling her "a threat to humanity," and O'Donnell responded, stating, "You want to revoke my citizenship? Go ahead and try, King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan. I’m not yours to silence. I never was."
O’Donnell's brother, Eddie O’Donnell, told the Post that his sister opting to leave the U.S. for Ireland was “the best decision she’s made, I think, in her life, honestly.”
Longtime friend Kopetic echoed the sentiment, telling the outlet that O’Donnell now lives a much more relaxed life. “She used to go from the car to the house quickly. She was barricaded by security gates here in the States. Now she kind of comfortably just settles herself among the people," Kopetic explained of O’Donnell.
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