Rosie O’Donnell’s therapist told her to ‘detach’ from Trump for two days — she lasted only hours
Rosie O’Donnell’s therapist told her to “detach” from all things Trump for a short break, but the comedian found herself back on her feed in a few hours, blasting the former president again.
The Washington Post’s profile of O’Donnell’s new Irish chapter—she relocated just five days before Trump took office—shot a harsh spotlight on her almost‑obsessive posts about the president.
O’Donnell, who is no stranger to firing off sharp tweets, admitted she had promised her shrink the day before Thanksgiving that she would stay silent about Trump for 48 hours. The pledge crumbled almost as soon as it was made.
She said her temporary detox lasted only “a few hours,” ending when she heard Trump tell Bloomberg’s Catherine Lucey to be “quiet, piggy” on Air Force One during a heated question about the remaining Epstein documents.
In a fury that followed, Rosie called out the White House press crew for letting Trump “verbally rape” a reporter, a claim she made to CNN’s Jim Acosta.
Her therapist, Jennifer Kopetic, had previously begged her to “detach” and disconnect, advice that seemed to fall short.
When O’Donnell later told 1.2 million followers on Instagram she’d try again to ignore Trump, that second attempt failed the same way.
Friends and family have expressed worry over her constant political engagement, but her brother Eddie defended the move to Ireland as the best thing she’s ever done.
“Still, when you have a phone and a fixation, it can be hard to totally disengage,” Washington Post journalist Geoff Edgers wrote.
During Trump’s first term, O’Donnell hurled more than 200 hostile depictions of the president—labeled him a “Moron,” a “Loser,” a “Liar,” and so on—behaving in a way editors said pushed her out of the country.
In January, she fled to the Dublin suburb of Howth with her 12‑year‑old, non‑binary child after Trump’s win over Kamala Harris. She called the move a “necessity” to shield her family, adding that her heart couldn’t cope with what Trump had planned or what he had already done.
Their feud dates back almost 20 years, starting in 2006 when O’Donnell critiqued Trump on “The View.” It flared again in July when Trump threatened to revoke her U.S. citizenship and branded her a “Threat to Humanity.” Rosie countered on Instagram with a barrage of posts, calling the former president a “dangerous old soulless man” who craves “loyalty” and linking him to Jeffrey Epstein.
The United States grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil under the 14th Amendment. In October, O’Donnell revealed she was pursuing Irish citizenship.
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