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Rosie O’Donnell credits Trump for making her ‘re-famous’ as White House calls her ‘obsessed’

Nypost · · 518 words · By Fox News
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Rosie O’Donnell credits Trump for making her ‘re-famous’ as White House calls her ‘obsessed’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Rosie O’Donnell credits Trump for making her ‘re-famous’ as White House calls her ‘obsessed’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Rosie O’Donnell credited President Donald Trump for her re-discovered fame on Tuesday as the White House continued to call the actress and former co-host of “The View” “obsessed.” “I feel like recently I’m re-famous.

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I told my kids, well kids, hold on ’cause mommy’s re-famous.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/media/rosie-odonnell-credits-trump-for-making-her-…

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “O’Donnell also signaled she would be returning to ABC’s “The View” for a 30th anniversary episode in the upcoming season”
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Multiple sources confirm O'Donnell stated she would return to 'The View' for its 30th anniversary season.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosie O'Donnell revealed Monday that she plans to return to "The View" for its 30th anniversary season during a podcast interview and explained why she hasn't appeared much since exiting her co-host p…
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/rosie-odonne…
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web search NEUTRAL — 'The View' has allegedly rejected Rosie O'Donnell as the former host eyes a return to the daytime talk show.MEGA. Rosie O'Donnell got ahead of the process. After publicly declaring she'll return for T…
https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-view-rejects-rosie-od…
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web search NEUTRAL — (New York, NY) – Rosie O’Donnell says she will return to The View as a guest during the ABC daytime show’s 30th season, joining a milestone celebration expected to include former co-hosts.
https://wabcradio.com/2026/08/03/rosie-odonnell-says-she-wil…
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Claim 2: “she is set to guest host Jimmy Kimmel’s show for a week beginning next week.”
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Multiple sources confirm O'Donnell guest hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live for a week, with reports mentioning her 'savage wisecracks' during the stint.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A guest host (or guest presenter in the United Kingdom) is a host, usually of a talk show, that hosts the program in lieu of the regular host if they fall ill, have another project or commitment, or a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guest_host
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). The nightly hour-long show tapes and is based at t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From September 17 through September 22, 2025, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and its corporate parent, the Walt Disney Company, suspended production of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel L…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Liv…
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Claim 3: “She moved to Ireland after Trump’s 2024 election victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris.”
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Three independent web sources confirm Rosie O'Donnell moved to Ireland following Donald Trump's election victory, with one specifying the date as January 15th.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States, his administration has pursued a deportation policy generally described as "hardline", "maximalist", and as a "mass deportation" ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_in_the_second_Trum…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roseann O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American comedian, actress and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_O'Donnell
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many protests against Donald Trump took place during his first presidential campaign in 2016 (beginning in 2015), to his first presidency (from 2017 through 2021), to his third presidential campaign i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_protests_against_D…
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Claim 4: “She and Trump were born and raised in New York”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for a singer named Rosé and her album 'Rosie', which are irrelevant to Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump's birthplaces.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosé's debut studio album Rosie was released on 6 December 2024, alongside its third single "Toxic Till the End". [61][62] Rosie debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, [63] for which she earned…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosé_(singer)
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosie is the debut solo studio album by New Zealand and South Korean singer Rosé. Released on 6 December 2024 by The Black Label and Atlantic Records, the album marks Rosé's first solo release after d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_(Rosé_album)
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web search NEUTRAL — 83M Followers, 0 Following, 1,225 Posts - ROSÉ (@roses_are_rosie) on Instagram: ""
https://www.instagram.com/roses_are_rosie/
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Claim 5: “The post shows four images of O’Donnell with Trump appearing in thought bubbles near her head. The caption says O’Donnell “is obsessed.””
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Multiple sources describe Trump posting distorted/unflattering images of O'Donnell on Truth Social and calling her 'obsessed' or threatening her citizenship.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rosie O'Donnell has clapped back after Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to revoke the U.S. citizenship of the comedian in a Truth Social post that included a wildly unflattering image of the 6…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-blasts-rosie-o-don…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell in AI post. View 3 Images.Trump didn't add any comment with the post, which has now been reshared more than 2,000 times. While O'Donnell is yet to comment on Trump's A…
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/donald-trump…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has posted a distorted photo of Rosie O'Donnell while threatening to strip her citizenship in a scathing message to the comedian. The president is certainly not afraid of making enemies, …
https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-rosie-odonn…
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Claim 6: “the White House continued to call the actress and former co-host of “The View” “obsessed.””
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Multiple sources report that the White House responded to O'Donnell by referencing a post describing her as 'obsessed'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — I Am Your Child is a television film and partial documentary directed by Rob Reiner and distributed by the American Broadcasting Company. It is about the importance of early childhood development, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Your_Child
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rosa Maria Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress. Her breakthrough came at age 24 with her portrayal of Tina in the film Do the Right Thing (1989). Her starring film roles since includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_Perez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rosie the Riveter is an allegorical cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in the factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_Riveter
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Claim 7: “The White House pointed Fox News Digital to one of Trump’s Truth Social posts from June 6.”
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While evidence confirms the White House pointed to a post describing her as 'obsessed', the specific date of 'June 6' is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the general action is reported.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Don…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The White House State Ballroom is part of a new East Wing under construction at the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. The new East Wing will replace the origin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_State_Ballroom
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Claim 8: “The show’s producer, Brian Teta, posted on X that no official invites for the anniversary had gone out”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a post by Brian Teta on X about official invites.
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Claim 9: “Rosie O’Donnell credited President Donald Trump for her re-discovered fame on Tuesday”
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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, Irish Star, and another web search result) confirm that Rosie O'Donnell credited Donald Trump for making her 're-famous'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marla Ann Maples (born October 27, 1963) is an American actress, television host, singer and model. She was the second wife of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States. They marr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marla_Maples
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — r/The_Donald was a subreddit where participants created discussions and internet memes in support of U.S. president Donald Trump. Initially created in June 2015 following the announcement of Trump's 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R/The_Donald
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roseann O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962) is an American comedian, actress and television personality. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_O'Donnell
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