Rosie O’Donnell Retorts After White House ‘Slob’ Insult

The White House rebuke, delivered by spokesperson Davis Ingle on August 20, followed O’Donnell’s guest-hosting stint on Jimmy Kimmel Live! during which she dubbed the president “President Petty Roosevelt” and “Mango Mussolini.” Ingle’s statement claimed the comedian’s brain had been “destroyed by Trump Derangement Syndrome,” prompting O’Donnell to retaliate on Sunday by sharing a photo of the president with the caption: “This is the guy calling me a slob #mirrormirror.”

Her post garnered over 162,000 likes and 10,000 comments in less than 24 hours. Fans and fellow celebrities rallied behind the comedian, with singer Margo Price praising her recent wardrobe choices and other users suggesting the president’s fixation on the comedian reflects his own insecurities. The public spat marks the latest chapter in a long-standing feud that began in 2006 on The View, when O’Donnell questioned the president’s standing as a moral authority. Since that initial confrontation, the pair have engaged in a recurring cycle of insults, with the White House and O’Donnell continuing to trade barbs via media statements and social media platforms.