Rosie O’Donnell Weighs Return to New York After Midterms

Rosie O’Donnell is considering returning to New York from Ireland after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, but she has not announced a decision or moving date. She told The Washington Post in a Zoom interview on November 4 that the results had prompted her to think about returning.

O’Donnell said she woke around 3 a.m. in Dublin to messages about the election and began crying after seeing the results. She had gone to bed before the outcome was settled because she felt too anxious to stay up, according to her account.

She described Dublin as beautiful and said she enjoyed living there, but missing her family was also weighing on her. O’Donnell said she misses her grown children and her six-month-old grandson, and feels she has already missed much of his life. She did not say that family was the only factor in considering a return.

In a TikTok video posted November 4, O’Donnell celebrated the Democratic results and said, “The Trump regime is over.” That was her characterization of the election outcome, not a change in presidential leadership: Donald Trump remains president. Democrats are due to take control of Congress on January 3, 2027.