Rosie O'Donnell Considers Return to US After Democratic Wins
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What happened
Rosie O'Donnell, who moved from the United States to Dublin after Donald Trump won a second presidential term in 2024, said she is considering returning to New York following the U.S. midterm elections. In a Zoom interview with The Washington Post the day after the midterms, she said Dublin is beautiful but that her family is not there, and that she misses her grown children and a grandson born six months earlier. Democrats won control of the House and a Senate majority in those elections, according to the reports cited. O'Donnell also posted a TikTok video celebrating the results and calling for investigations of the Trump administration. The White House issued a statement to Fox News Digital criticizing O'Donnell.
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Omitted — what each side leaves out
Unpacked
Left-leaning coverage has not reported Rosie O'Donnell considering a return to New York after the midterms, so those readers miss a story right-leaning coverage is running in full. Right-leaning coverage says she left for Dublin after Trump won in 2024, now misses her family, and celebrated Democratic control of both chambers. Fox News carried a White House statement calling her a "nasty woman." Breitbart, unlike the others, reports she had pledged never to come back while Trump remains in control. It also notes she originally moved for a daughter with autism.
Fox News leads with her celebration and the White House reply, while Breitbart leads with her earlier vow not to return.
Has she taken any step to leave Ireland, or is the return still only something she said the morning after?
Bottom line
If you read only left-leaning news you would not know O'Donnell is talking about leaving Dublin, or that Breitbart says she once promised never to return while Trump is in control.
The receipts — 4 facts one side's coverage lacks
- O'Donnell is considering returning to New York from Dublin after the midterms, saying her family is not there
- Trump threatened to revoke O'Donnell's citizenship after she went to Ireland in 2025
- O'Donnell said her daughter with autism blamed Trump for forcing the family to move for safety
- O'Donnell said let the investigations begin after the midterms
The Right View
Fox News, the New York Post, and Breitbart reported that O'Donnell is considering a return to New York after celebrating Democratic midterm gains they described as a blue wave. They quoted her Washington Post remarks about missing family and her TikTok comments calling the Trump regime over, thanking voters, and saying let the investigations begin. The outlets recounted her long-running feud with Trump, including her 2025 move to Ireland, a reported threat by Trump to revoke her citizenship, and her guest-hosting of Jimmy Kimmel's show, where she called the president orange Voldemort. All three carried a White House statement to Fox News Digital calling O'Donnell a nasty woman and a total slob whose brain has been completely destroyed by Trump Derangement Syndrome. Breitbart also cited her earlier comments that she moved in part for her 12-year-old daughter, who has autism.
Our Take (balanced)
The story is thin: it rests on O'Donnell's own comments about a possible move, a TikTok video, and a White House statement, with no records of an actual relocation. Established facts are that she lives in Dublin, told The Washington Post she is thinking about returning to New York for family reasons, posted celebratory midterm remarks, and that the White House responded with a personal attack. What remains unconfirmed is any move, timeline, or change of residence; considers and dabbled in the idea are the operative claims. No left-leaning outlet has reported this. Watch for The Washington Post publishing the interview in its own pages, any formal announcement of a move, and further comment from O'Donnell or the White House.
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