Rosie O’Donnell Weighs Return to New York After Midterms

Rosie O’Donnell said she is thinking about returning to New York after Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the November 3 midterm elections. The comedian and former talk-show host moved to Ireland after Donald Trump won a second presidential election in 2024 and has repeatedly criticized his administration.

In a video message after the results came in, O’Donnell described being overcome with emotion. She had turned in for the night in Dublin before the races were decided, then woke around 3 a.m. to messages about the outcome. She praised voters and said she wanted investigations into the administration’s actions.

O’Donnell told The Washington Post that although she and her family enjoy Dublin, her children are in the United States. She said she misses her adult children and her grandson, who was born six months ago, and fears she has already missed too much of his life.

Her public dispute with Trump stretches back to her time on The View, when she criticized him. Trump has responded with personal attacks and, after her move to Ireland in 2025, threatened to revoke her U.S. citizenship. The White House also issued a personal insult about O’Donnell after her post-election comments.

O’Donnell has continued to criticize Trump while living abroad, including during a guest-hosting stint on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and in a podcast conversation last month. Her latest remarks suggest a return is under consideration, but she has not announced a move.

Voters’ Rebuke Has O’Donnell Considering a Return Home

Democrats’ victories in the House and Senate have given Rosie O’Donnell new reason to consider returning to New York, where her children and young grandson live. The comedian, who moved to Ireland after Donald Trump’s 2024 election win, said the midterm results left her in tears and prompted renewed thoughts of home.

O’Donnell had turned in for the night in Dublin before the races were decided. She woke around 3 a.m. to messages about the results, then praised voters and called for investigations into the administration’s conduct. Her response reflects the stakes she sees in a change of congressional control: scrutiny of actions she has described as unconstitutional and un-American.

She said in an interview with The Washington Post that Dublin is beautiful, but her family is not there. She misses her adult children and a grandson born six months ago, and said she does not want to lose more time with him. A return would bring her closer to family after a period abroad shaped by her opposition to Trump.

Their feud dates to O’Donnell’s criticism of Trump on The View. He has answered her with personal attacks and threatened to revoke her citizenship after she left for Ireland. The White House added another insult following her election remarks. O’Donnell has continued speaking out, including on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and in a podcast appearance last month, and is now weighing whether to come back.

O’Donnell Eyes Return After Democrats’ Midterm Victories

Rosie O’Donnell, a longtime Trump critic who left the United States for Ireland, is considering a return to New York after Democrats captured both chambers of Congress. She celebrated the November 3 results and called for investigations, but the outcome has not changed the fact that her public profile has been defined by a bitter feud with the president.

O’Donnell said she became emotional after waking in Dublin to messages about the races. She praised voters and condemned the administration, which she has repeatedly attacked. The White House responded to her election comments with a personal rebuke, underscoring how political the exchange remains.

The comedian told The Washington Post that she misses her adult children and her grandson, who was born six months ago. She said her family is not in Dublin and that she does not want to miss more of her grandson’s life. Those family ties, rather than any announced change in her political views, are central to her consideration of a move home.

O’Donnell and Trump have traded insults for years, beginning after she criticized him on The View. Trump threatened to revoke her citizenship after she moved to Ireland in 2025. O’Donnell has since continued her commentary on television and in a podcast conversation. She has not said that she has decided to return, only that she is thinking about it.