Rosie O'Donnell thanks Trump for renewed fame while guest-hosting Kimmel

Rosie O'Donnell kicked off her second night guest-hosting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" by thanking President Donald Trump for her renewed fame. During her opening monologue Tuesday, O'Donnell credited Trump for her return to network television, humorously referring to him as "President Oompa J. Loompa."

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I’m so grateful to be filling in for Jimmy and to be hosting a talk show on network tv once again. This has been kind of a strange experience for me because all of a sudden I’m re-famous. I’m back in the spotlight, all thanks to President Oompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart.

"I’m so grateful to be filling in for Jimmy and to be hosting a talk show on network tv once again. This has been kind of a strange experience for me because all of a sudden I’m re-famous. I’m back in the spotlight, all thanks to President Oompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart," O'Donnell said. She added, "You know I couldn’t have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back, just like you did with fascism and the measles."

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You know I couldn’t have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back, just like you did with fascism and the measles.

O'Donnell also revealed that she moved to Ireland two years ago due to Trump, whom she called "Mango Mussolini." She explained that her children were forced to move because the U.S. president "hates my mother." O'Donnell stated that her children believe their mother "hates him more."

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I’ve been living in Ireland for the past two years because of Mango Mussolini.

During her previous night's hosting gig, O'Donnell warned viewers to "buckle up" if they thought the president disliked Jimmy Kimmel's show when Kimmel hosted. She plans to continue Kimmel's criticism of Trump throughout her guest-hosting stint.

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I read that Project 2025 and said, ‘Gotta get myself out of here!’ And I decided to go to Ireland where people are driven to drink regardless of who’s running their country.