Rosie O’Donnell Opens Up About Whether or not She Has Any Regrets About Leaving the U.S. for Eire

Rosie O’Donnell is talking her thoughts following her huge transfer to Eire. 

The comic, 63, briefly opened up about her determination to maneuver out of the USA earlier this yr whereas talking at Malahide Citadel for an occasion run by Eire’s autism charity, As I Am, on Saturday, April 5, based on The Irish Occasions.  

O’Donnell — who has overtly criticized President Donald Trump’s insurance policies — stated she hasn’t as soon as regretted her abroad transfer even after the White Home’s April 2 tariff announcement that would probably have a destructive affect on Eire’s financial system, per the outlet. 

“I’ve by no means had one second the place I’ve regretted transferring right here,” O’Donnell stated. She did reportedly word that Trump’s tariff announcement goes to have a “horrible” affect, including, “I feel his insurance policies are absurd.”

“So I haven’t regretted for one second leaving the nation with my youngster who’s a special-needs youngster,” she added of her 12 yr outdated, Clay, who was identified with autism on the age of two. 

Whereas confirming her worldwide transfer in a TikTok video on March 11, O’Donnell didn’t maintain again as she defined how Trump’s presidency performed a big function in her determination.

“You already know, I am pleased. Clay is pleased. I miss my different children. I miss my buddies. I miss many issues about life there at residence and I am looking for a house right here on this stunning nation,” she stated. “When it’s secure for all residents to have equal rights there in America, that is once we will contemplate coming again.” 

She continued her video by seemingly referencing adjustments made since Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20: “It has been heartbreaking to see what’s taking place politically and laborious for me personally as nicely. The non-public is political, as everyone knows.”

In one other TikTok on Thursday, March 20, The View alum opened up about how she and Clay have been adjusting to their new residence.

Within the video, she expressed how “proud and impressed” she was of Clay’s resilience concerning the change. She added, “It’s not simple to maneuver to a different nation, and we actually felt as a household this was the most secure and neatest thing for us to do.”

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O’Donnell first hinted that she moved to Eire in a collection of Instagram posts on March 7. Alongside a selfie of her in a automobile, she wrote within the caption that she’d “purchased a little bit used automobile to device across the countryside on the flawed aspect of the highway.”

After confirming her transfer, she revealed she was “within the course of” of getting Irish citizenship as her grandparents are from Eire.