Rosie O'Donnell on ESCAPING Trump's America

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Chris Cuomo

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🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Rosie O'Donnell (actor & comedian) joins Chris Cuomo from her new home in Ireland to explain why she left America after Trump's second election victory. O'Donnell shares how Trump's first presidency led her into depression and unhealthy habits, prompting her move abroad for "self-preservation" and to create a better environment for herself and her autistic child. She discusses the cultural differences between Ireland and America, including how the Irish reject celebrity worship and embrace their history of fighting oppression. O'Donnell reveals she can finally be "a normal person" for the first time since becoming famous, with older Irish men buying her Guinness instead of cursing at her in CVS. The conversation touches on the No Kings Day protests on June 14th that gave her hope, her concerns about American extremism, and why she believes billionaires and "patriarchal fascist" leaders are destroying the country she still loves despite choosing to leave it. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you know where Rosie O'Donnell is and what her plan is for why? I do. Chris Cuomo here.
0:07.0	Welcome to the Chris Cuomo project. I learned something about Rosie O'Donnell's plan that I did not
0:14.6	think I was going to hear. I knew that Rosie moved to Ireland. I hadn't heard her talk about
0:20.3	what it's like there and why she went.
0:22.5	And if she's still paying attention here and what she thinks about what's going on, I mean,
0:26.6	she has such a huge following.
0:28.7	So I called her up and she said, sure, I'll tell you.
0:31.3	So Rosie O'Donnell wanted to talk to me about the difference between Ireland and America,
0:36.2	what she thinks is happening here, what she
0:38.1	thinks is happening there, but more importantly, what her plans are for the future.
0:43.5	Rosie O'Donnell, with a shocker.
0:52.4	Rosie O'Donnell, great to see you.
0:55.7	How you feel, and how's Ireland?
0:57.8	Ireland's fantastic.
0:59.2	I'm feeling very wobbly about what's happening politically in America, but very happy to be
1:05.8	safely here.
1:06.7	And I just moved in last night to this new house that we're in, and it's been six months,
1:13.3	and, you know, it feels nice to be settled.
1:16.3	First, how come when you're talking to me or not, oh, it's good to see you.
1:20.4	It's been a long time, Comel.
1:22.4	It's good to have you.
1:25.3	Yeah, I love to talk to you, Chris.
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