On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Rosie O'Donnell credited President Donald Trump for her recent resurgence in fame, despite their long-standing feud. Speaking to Amy Poehler on the show "Good Hang," O'Donnell referred to Trump as "Mango Mussolini" and said, "I feel like recently I'm re-famous. That's what I feel. I told my kids, well kids, hold on 'cause mommy's re-famous. I don't know how it happened. I think it's Mango Mussolini."

O'Donnell added, "I think it's him who did it. He didn't know. If he knew how much he was helping my career and my life, he would shut up about me because, you know, he's a horrible creature."

The actress and former "The View" co-host has been one of Trump's fiercest critics over the years. She moved to Ireland following Trump's 2024 election victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris. Both O'Donnell and Trump were born and raised in New York, and she noted that people sometimes say they sound alike, which she described as "probably the worst thing that you can say to me."

The White House has continued to label O'Donnell as "obsessed" with Trump. When a figure named Bush said Trump is "obsessed" with her, O'Donnell agreed, stating Trump "grew up with girls like me — tough, probably gay Irish girls who didn't take s--- from no stupid rich boy wannabe."

President Trump recently delivered remarks at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas on August 5, 2026, and was also seen signing an executive order in the Oval Office earlier in August.

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