Rosie O’Donnell blames Trump for her overeating and overdrinking

Actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell said President Donald Trump’s first term took a severe toll on her mental and physical health, leading her to overeat, overdrink, and leave the United States for Ireland for “self-preservation” following his November election win.

In an appearance Tuesday on The Chris Cuomo Project podcast, O’Donnell revealed that Trump’s presidency, particularly his second election victory, drove her to leave the country for her own well-being and for her autistic, nonbinary child.

“I was very, very depressed. I was overeating. I was overdrinking,” O’Donnell told Cuomo. “It hurt my heart that America believed the lies about him. And then it broke my heart to be in a business that creates and sells those lies for profit.”

While many celebrities threatened to leave the country over Trump, O’Donnell said she wasn’t one of them, until she realized staying could endanger her mental health.

“I really felt this was self-preservation,” she said.

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Source: Heather Hunter, washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/3454514/rosie-odonnell-blames-trump-for-her-overeating-and-overdrinking/ — June 25, 2025

Rosie O’Donnell reveals she was ‘very depressed’ and ‘overdrinking’ after first Trump win

  • O’Donnell said she relocated to Ireland out of ‘self-preservation’ following Trump’s 2024 win

Rosie O’Donnell told former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo that she was “very depressed” and “overdrinking” following President Donald Trump’s first election victory in 2016 on “The Chris Cuomo Project” podcast on Tuesday.

O’Donnell revealed that she left the United States for Ireland out of a sense of “self-preservation” after Trump’s second election victory, considering the difficulties she experienced after his first win in 2016.

“During his first go-round, it was very difficult, and I got myself into some bad places. You know, I was very, very depressed. I was overeating. I was overdrinking … I was so depressed, Chris,” she told the former cable host.

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Source: Marc Tamasco, foxnews.com/media/rosie-odonnell-reveals-she-very-depressed-overdrinking-after-first-trump-win — June 26, 2025

Rosie O’Donnell Reveals Why She’s So Sad and Fat

Rosie O’Donnell, the self-proclaimed “actor” and “activist,” revealed Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s first term drove her into depression, overeating and drinking too much.

She made this confession during a Tuesday interview on The Chris Cuomo Project podcast, while explaining why she fled to Ireland after Trump’s 2024 landslide win.

“I wasn’t one of those people who said, ‘If he gets elected, I’m going to move.’ I knew that I would never move because I’m very much a homebody and I like to be near my kids … but I really felt this was self-preservation for me,” O’Donnell said.

“Because during his first go-round, it was very difficult and I got myself into some bad places, you know. I was very, very depressed. I was overeating. I was overdrinking. I was so depressed, Chris,” she added.

Source: Luis Cornello, headlineusa.com/rosie-odonnell-reveals-why-shes-so-sad-and-fat/ — June 28, 2025