Rosie O’Donnell’s far-left politics appear to be rubbing off on her son.
In an interview with former CNN host Jim Acosta, the exiled comedienne admitted her 12-year-old Clay, who is both autistic and transgender, would often bang his hands on the table in frustration when talking about President Trump.
“My daughter is now saying, ‘D*mn him, d*mn Trump,’” O’Donnell remarked, referring to her son as a girl. “And smashing her hand on the table.”
“And I said, ‘Wow, honey, what are you thinking?’ And she said, ‘He made us move in order for our own safety! And it’s now he’s destroying the country!'”
“She lives here, she hears what I’m saying to you. Not that I go around speaking like this every day if it is not an interview. But I think to myself, ‘You don’t want to give this to her.'”
”Whatever this thing is, of me thinking that I somehow have to stand in defiance of him,” she continued. “I don’t, somebody can tap me out. I did 22 years, I don’t really need to do anymore.”
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“My daughter is now saying, ‘D*mn him, d*mn Trump.’ And smashing her hand on the table.”
“And I said, ‘Wow, honey, what are you thinking?’ And she said, ‘He made us move in order for our own… pic.twitter.com/bt4Cpg3c3Q
— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) November 28, 2025
O’Donnell gave the interview from Ireland, where she is currently living in self-imposed exile after deciding the living under a second Trump presidency was too much for her to bear.
Back in March, she announced that she had taken advantage of her ancesteral roots to the country and would not move back to the U.S. until it was “safe” for her and her family. to do so.
“I was never someone who thought I would move to another country, that’s what I decided would be the best for myself and my 12-year-old child,” she explained at the time. “And here we are.”
“I miss many things about life there at home and I’m trying to find a home here in this beautiful country and when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that’s when we will consider coming back.”
NEW: Rosie O’Donnell confirms she has fled the United States for Ireland following the election of Donald Trump.
The 62-year-old says she left and dragged her 12-year-old daughter with her because not all Americans have equal rights now.
“I was never someone who thought I would… pic.twitter.com/NyzXwHHnQI
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 11, 2025
Last month, it was reported that O’Donnell’s daughter Chelsea had been sentenced to prison after violating her terms of probation amid pending sexual assault allegations against her.
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