Rosie O'Donnell Claims Trump Brought Back Fascism

Alex Christy
August 19th, 2026 9:52 AM

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Rosie O’Donnell kicked off her second night of guest hosting ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday, much like she did on Monday, with Kimmel-esque nicknames for President Trump coupled with accusations of fascism while not appreciating the irony of being able to host a show in such an allegedly fascist environment.

O’Donnell also made sure to follow in Anthony Anderson’s footsteps and mock Trump’s escape from Turkey by shrinking the size of the airport catering truck to a simple cart, “This has been kind of a strange experience for me, because all of a sudden I'm re-famous. I'm back in the spotlight all thanks to President Oompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart. You know, I couldn’t have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back, just like you did with fascism and the measles. But enough about him.”

 

 

While O’Donnell said “enough about him,” in fact, she was not done. Later in her monologue, O’Donnell implied Trump is about to get us into World War III as she recalled some women’s baseball news:

This next story is near and dear to my heart: 34 years ago, I was in a little film called A League of Their Own where I played Doris Murphy, third base for the Rockford Peaches. Yes, and now after all this time, women have a new baseball league of their own called the WPBL. The last time—yeah, isn't that great? Really great. The last time there was a professional women's baseball league was during World War II. So it makes sense that the new one would start just in time for World War III. There you go. I do hope this league is a success, a blast, and the biggest lesbian extravaganza of all-time. And I'm sorry, Tom Hanks, but there is crying in baseball. It's when all the ladies go to a Brandi Carlile concert together and she sings ‘The Story.’

 

 

Speaking of the war, O’Donnell added, “We also learned today that the United States could be acquiring some new land soon. Velvito Corleone was up bright and early at 7:00 a.m. this morning posting an image of a map listing the Strait of Hormuz as a U.S. territory, which makes literally no sense. I'll put it this way. If the U.S. is in charge of the strait, then I'm also straight. And let's face it, I'm not. The moron-a-thon continues.”

Based on Monday and Tuesday’s shows, the only thing that is continuing is O’Donnell’s desire to echo Kimmel’s style of insult comedy while portraying himself as a victim whenever he gets criticized.

Here is a transcript for the August 18 show:

ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live!

8/18/2026

11:37 PM ET

ROSIE O’DONNELL: This has been kind of a strange experience for me, because all of a sudden I'm re-famous. I'm back in the spotlight all thanks to President Oompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart. You know, I couldn’t have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back, just like you did with fascism and the measles. But enough about him.

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This next story is near and dear to my heart: 34 years ago, I was in a little film called A League of Their Own where I played Doris Murphy, third base for the Rockford Peaches. Yes, and now after all this time, women have a new baseball league of their own called the WPBL. The last time—yeah, isn't that great? Really great. The last time there was a professional women's baseball league was during World War II. So it makes sense that the new one would start just in time for World War III. There you go. I do hope this league is a success, a blast, and the biggest lesbian extravaganza of all-time. And I'm sorry, Tom Hanks, but there is crying in baseball. It's when all the ladies go to a Brandi Carlile concert together and she sings "The Story."

“All of these lines upon my face”—in my mind it sounds a lot better. We also learned today that the United States could be acquiring some new land soon. Velvito Corleone was up bright and early at 7:00 a.m. this morning posting an image of a map listing the Strait of Hormuz as a U.S. territory, which makes literally no sense. I'll put it this way. If the U.S. is in charge of the strait, then I'm also straight. And let's face it, I'm not. The moron-a-thon continues. 

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