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Rosie O’Donnell doesn’t call the land of the free home anymore.
The comedian and former talk-show host opened up about her recent move to Ireland in a lengthy video posted to TikTok on Tuesday.
“It’s been pretty wonderful, I have to say,” O’Donnell said in the nearly 10-minute clip. “The people are so loving and so kind, so welcoming. And I’m very grateful.”
Although O’Donnell said she did not anticipate leaving the U.S., she said the political climate following President Donald Trump’s election inspired her relocation, which took place Jan. 15.
“It’s been heartbreaking to see what’s happening politically and hard for me personally as well,” O’Donnell said. “The personal is political, as we all know.”
She added: “I just felt like we needed to take care of ourselves and make some hard decisions and follow through. And now as we’re getting settled, I was ready to post this and to tell everybody what’s been going on.”
O’Donnell isn’t the only celebrity to express political disillusionment following Trump’s election victory in November 2024.
Stars such as Christina Applegate, Stephen King, Billie Eilish, Bette Midler and Sophia Bush have previously shared their grievances on social media.
Rosie O’Donnell encourages Americans to ‘protect your sanity’
Although the Emmy-winning host has been enjoying the warm reception from her Irish neighbors, O’Donnell also shared the pangs of homesickness she’s been experiencing. The comic moved to Ireland with her 12-year-old child Clay.
“I miss my other kids. I miss my friends,” O’Donnell said. “I miss many things about life there at home, and I’m trying to find a home here in this beautiful country, and when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that’s when we will consider coming back.”
O’Donnell has five children, including daughter Chelsea O’Donnell. Chelsea, who O’Donnell previously said has struggled with drug addiction, underwent a trio of arrests in the fall of 2024 on various charges, including allegedly maintaining a “drug trafficking place.”
The comic concluded her Tuesday video by encouraging Americans to “protect your sanity as much as you can” and to advocate for their civic values when possible.
“I encourage everyone to stand up, to use their voice, to protest, to demand that we follow the Constitution in our country, and not a king — not a man —and we don’t have cruelty as part of our governing style,” O’Donnell said.
Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, KiMi Robinson and Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY
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