Rosie O’Donnell may be coming home. The comedian and actress, who has lived in Ireland since 2020, is now weighing a return to the U.S. after Democrats secured major wins in the midterm elections, according to a recent interview.
O’Donnell revealed her change of heart during a Zoom call with the Washington Post, where she admitted the election results left her emotional. “I went to bed before the races were called and woke up to my phone blowing up,” she said. “When I saw what happened, I just started crying.”
Family First
While she’s enjoyed her time in Dublin—”it’s beautiful, we love it here”—O’Donnell said the distance from her family has taken a toll. “I miss my grown kids. I miss my grandson, who was born six months ago,” she shared, sipping a Smithwick’s. “I feel like I’ve already missed half his life.”
Her initial move abroad was partly motivated by her 12-year-old daughter, who has autism. O’Donnell previously claimed the political climate under the Trump administration made her feel unsafe in America. But now, with Democrats regaining control of Congress, she’s reconsidering.
Political Baggage
O’Donnell has long been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, even joking in the past that she’d only return once he was out of power. Her daughter, she told Jim Acosta in 2025, had internalized that frustration. “She’d say, ‘Damn him, damn Trump,’ and slam her hand on the table,” O’Donnell recalled. “She told me, ‘He made us move for our safety, and now he’s destroying the country!’”
But the comedian now wonders if her political defiance has weighed too heavily on her family. “I don’t want my kid to be so affected by it,” she said. “Someone else can take over the fight.”
No official plans have been set, but O’Donnell hinted that New York—where she lived for years—could be her landing spot. For now, she’s just relieved. “Maybe,” she said, “it’s time to come back.”
Source: www.breitbart.com — https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/11/06/rosie-odonnell-considering-return-to-u-s-after-democrats-sweep-midterms/