Rosie O'Donnell credits Trump for making her 're-famous'

Comedian and actress Rosie O'Donnell has credited President Donald Trump for her renewed public visibility, joking that their decades-long feud has made her "refamous." The comments came during an appearance on Amy Poehler's "Good Hang" podcast, released on August 12, 2026.

"I feel like recently I'm refamous. That's what I feel. I told my kids, 'Well, kids, hold on cause mommy's refamous.' I don't know how it happened. I think it's Mango Mussolini," O'Donnell told Poehler, using a derogatory nickname for the president. "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 exchange highlights the ongoing public rivalry between the two New Yorkers, which began in earnest in 2006 when O'Donnell criticized Trump during her tenure on ABC's "The View." Their disputes have continued intermittently for nearly two decades. Following Trump's 2024 election victory, O'Donnell relocated to Ireland with her family, citing safety concerns. In July 2025, Trump posted on Truth Social that he was "giving serious consideration" to revoking O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship,...