By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-19 18:28:50 | Updated at 2026-08-20 07:19:15
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Rosie O'Donnell added to her growing register of disparaging Donald Trump nicknames during her second Jimmy Kimmel Live hosting spot this week.
O'Donnell, on Monday, already christened the commander-in-chief 'Mango Mussolini.'
The sequel came as O'Donnell gave thanks to Kimmel for making her 're-famous' toward the top of her monologue on Tuesday.
Kimmel eagerly touted O'Donnell as one of his rotating guest-hosts on June 18, citing their shared hatred of the President.
'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. The bit referenced Trump's reported hiding place after an assassination threat in Turkey last month.
The comic even took the time to wave.
'You know, I couldn't have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back, just like you did with fascism and the measles,' she continued, before announcing, 'But enough about him,' and circling back with another moniker barely two minutes later.
'We also learned today that the United States could be acquiring some new land soon - Velveeto Corleone was up bright and early at 7am this morning to post an image of a map listing the Strait of Hormuz as a US territory, which makes literally no sense,' O'Donnell said.
Jimmy Kimmel Live guest host Rosie O'Donnell hit Donald Trump with two new nicknames early on in her monologue on Tuesday - her second this week, with two more planned
'I'm back in the spotlight all thanks to President Oompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart,' she said,
'I’ll put it this way: If the US is in charge of the strait, then I’m also straight.'
She clarified to anyone unaware: 'And let's face it, I'm not.'
O'Donnell told a different crowd the night before: 'You know, I've been living in Ireland for the past two years because of Mango Mussolini.'
The former View host relocated to Ireland last year with her 11-year-old non-binary child to escape President Trump’s second term.
She hit the President with the same insult during an appearance on Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast last week while promoting her Off Broadway solo show, Common Knowledge.
The since-wrapped show is only part of why O'Donnell is back stateside.
She told what would usually be Kimmel's LA audience on Monday that 'Jimmy ask[ed] if I was interested' in guest-hosting.
'So I dusted off my Koosh balls and here I am.'
O'Donnell also returned to the US to promote her since-wrapped Off Broadway solo show, Common Knowledge, which ran for a week. She's seen posing backstage with an edition of People magazine touting her return
When approached for comment Tuesday, a White House spokesperson directed the Daily Mail to the above meme, which the president posted on Truth Social in June
Kimmel and Trump have been at odds for nearly a year since the latter called for the late night host's show to be canceled over a crack Kimmel made about conservatives wanting to distance themselves from the suspected assassin of Charlie Kirk.
O'Donnell, known for not addressing Trump by name, has previously referred to the President as a 'nameless blob of negative energy,' 'Lord Voldemort,' and 'It.'
She spoke to him directly on Monday, extending a feud that goes back roughly 20 years.
'Hi, I know you’re watching,' she said.
A White House spokesperson directed the Daily Mail to a meme posted by the President in June when approached for comment Tuesday.
'She (?) is OBSESSED!" the meme said, over an AI-generated collage showing multiple versions of O'Donnell.
In each, Trump was depicted in a thought bubble above her head.
Spokesman Davis Ingle also issued the following statement: 'Rosie O’Donnell is a nasty woman and a total slob whose brain has been completely destroyed by Trump Derangement Syndrome.'
The two have been trading barbs since O'Donnell mocked Trump's bankruptcies and business acumen on a 2006 episode of The View.
