Former "The View" host Rosie O'Donnell credited President Donald Trump with making her famous again Tuesday on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Los Angeles, saying their decades-long feud revived her career during the second night of her four-night guest-hosting run and accusing him of reviving fascism and measles.Addressing Trump during her opening monologue, O’Donnell sarcastically credited the president with returning her to the network television spotlight."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.
"You know, I couldn’t have done it without you, sweetie.You brought me back just like you did with fascism and the measles."Comedian Rosie O’Donnell credited President Donald Trump with making her "re-famous" while she guest-hosted "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (Mike Marsland/Getty Images for Sky & NOW; Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)ROSIE O'DONNELL’S RETURN TO LATE NIGHT REIGNITES DECADES-OLD FEUD WITH DONALD TRUMPIn a statement to Fox News Digital, the White House pointed to a meme Trump shared on Truth Social.
The image depicted O'Donnell lying in bed, reading, washing dishes and driving, with Trump pictured in a thought bubble above her in each scene."She (?) is OBSESSED!" the meme said.O'Donnell's catering-cart reference alluded to reports that Trump used an airport catering truck and Air Force One as a decoy before secretly transferring to another military aircraft while leaving a NATO summit in Turkey because of a credible Iranian threat.Rosie O’Donnell accused Trump of bringing back "fascism and the measles" during her Tuesday opening monologue.(Paula Lobo/NBC via Getty Images)ROSIE O'DONNELL CLAIMS TRUMP HAS 'PTSD RESPONSE' TO HER AS BACKLASH ERUPTSThe monologue repeated an assertion O’Donnell made during a recent appearance on Amy Poehler’s "Good Hang" podcast, where she credited Trump’s continued criticism with raising her profile."I feel l...