President Trump, Rosie O'Donnell

By Michael Mashburn From Daily Voice

The White House is publicly mocking Long Island native Rosie O’Donnell after a Washington Post profile detailed her decision to move to Ireland following President Donald Trump’s re-election.

The Post’s feature, published Saturday, Dec. 6, examined the 63-year-old actress’ "life in exile" overseas and her efforts to avoid consuming news about Trump. 

The article included an anecdote in which O’Donnell told her therapist she would stop posting about the president for two days — a promise she admitted lasted only hours before she reacted to Trump telling a Bloomberg reporter to “be quiet, piggy” aboard Air Force One.

When the Post promoted the story on X Tuesday, Dec. 9, the president’s official White House Rapid Response account retweeted it and added a short jab: “They can keep her!”

The account also shared an Oval Office video from a past visit with Ireland’s then–Prime Minister Micheál Martin.

In the clip, a reporter jokingly asks Martin why Ireland would “let Rosie O’Donnell move to Ireland if she’s gonna lower your happiness level.” Trump laughs, calling it “a good question,” then turns to Martin and asks if he knows “you have Rosie O’Donnell.” When Martin chuckles, Trump adds, “You’re better off not knowing.”

The exchange continued O’Donnell’s decades-long feud with Trump, which has stretched from televised barbs to viral social media shots. Their conflict dates back to the mid-2000s, when O’Donnell criticized Trump’s handling of the Miss USA pageant. Trump responded with a series of personal attacks, and the animosity has resurfaced routinely ever since.

The Post’s article details O’Donnell’s decision earlier this year to relocate to Dublin with her 12-year-old daughter, Dakota, as Daily Voice reported. 

In a TikTok video posted in March, O’Donnell said she moved shortly after Trump secured a second term, explaining that she felt emotionally drained by American politics and wanted a quieter life abroad.

“It’s been pretty wonderful,” she said at the time, describing Irish residents as “loving,” “kind,” and “welcoming.” She told followers she was in the process of applying for Irish citizenship through her grandparents and would consider returning to the United States only if she felt “it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights.”

O'Donnell's brother Eddie told the Post that moving to Ireland was "the best decision she's made, I think, in her life, honestly."

O’Donnell, a graduate of Commack High School, rose to national prominence in the 1990s through film, television, and her Emmy-winning daytime series, The Rosie O’Donnell Show. A former Hudson Valley resident with deep New York roots, she has remained a vocal political figure even after leaving the country.