{"id":2352373,"date":"2024-10-08T20:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T00:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melanias-book-calls-out-irreparable-damage-caused-by-rosie-odonnells-barron-comments\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T20:57:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T00:57:40","slug":"melanias-book-calls-out-irreparable-damage-caused-by-rosie-odonnells-barron-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melanias-book-calls-out-irreparable-damage-caused-by-rosie-odonnells-barron-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania\u2019s Book Calls Out \u2018Irreparable Damage\u2019 Caused by Rosie O\u2019Donnell\u2019s Barron Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmelanias-book-calls-out-irreparable-damage-caused-by-rosie-odonnells-barron-comments%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352373&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In\u200c her recent memoir, Melania Trump expresses\u2062 deep frustration and anger over an accusation made\u2064 in 2016 by Rosie O&#8217;Donnell regarding her son, Barron Trump.\u2062 O&#8217;Donnell suggested \u2064Barron might be autistic,\u2063 which Melania \u2062described as &#8220;sheer \u2063malice.&#8221; \u200dShe defended \u2062her son, stating that while there is nothing shameful about \u2062autism, \u200cBarron is not autistic and criticized O&#8217;Donnell\u200d for bullying a child \u200dunder the guise of raising awareness. Melania highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">damage caused<\/a> by O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s comments, both online and \u2064in real life, leading to significant distress for Barron. She felt that O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s \u2064actions\u2064 were more about attacking her family than genuinely addressing autism, and emphasized the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">irreparable damage<\/a>&#8221; caused to her son. The incident motivated Melania to create her \u200b&#8221;Be \u200bBest&#8221; initiative focused on children&#8217;s\u2064 well-being,\u200b though she noted challenges\u2064 in getting \u200dtech companies to assist \u200bin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-judiciary-committee-holds-hearing-to-address-threats-of-child-abuse-sexual-exploitation\/\" title=\"House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Child Abuse and Sexual Exploitation Threats.\">protecting children\u200c online<\/a>. Even after O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s \u200dapology, Melania asserted that \u200bit did not mitigate\u2063 the harm done \u200dto Barron.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Simmering anger over an unfounded 2016 accusation about Barron Trump from former talk show host Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell boils over in former first lady Melania Trump&rsquo;s new memoir.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing but &ldquo;sheer malice&rdquo; could have motivated a and video in which O&rsquo;Donnell suggested Barron Trump could have autism, she wrote, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13927717\/melania-trump-memoir-son-barron-autism-claim-book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is nothing shameful about autism (though O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s implied that there was), but Barron is not autistic,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-view-co-host-goes-off-rails-claims-melania-wants-take-trump-insane-segment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> wrote, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/10\/08\/melania-trump-book\/75566706007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bullying a ten-year-old boy is egregious, but doing so under the flimsy pretense of &lsquo;bringing awareness&rsquo; &hellip; is truly repulsive,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Melania Joins Trump&rsquo;s Feud With Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell for Saying What Everyone&rsquo;s Been Saying for a While Now <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Itjy4KHGrd\">https:\/\/t.co\/Itjy4KHGrd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realTuckFrumper\/status\/1843499094557524032?\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In her memoir, &ldquo;Melania,&rdquo; she revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/barron-trumps-college-decision-revealed-shows-first-day-classes-flanked-secret-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barron<\/a> was bullied over O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s since-deleted tweet, which read, &ldquo;Barron Trump autistic? If so, what an amazing opportunity to bring attention to the AUTISM epidemic,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/melania-trump-speaks-autism-rumors-affected-son-irreparable-damage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell also posted a video with commentary suggesting Barron had autism spectrum disorder.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Barron&rsquo;s experience of being bullied both online and in real life following the incident is a clear indication of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nicole-malliotakis-new-yorkers-need-to-protect-cops-and-themselves-by-ousting-hochul-co-this-november\/\" title=\"Nicole Malliotakis: New Yorkers Need to Protect Cops \u2014 And Themselves \u2014 By Ousting Hochul &amp; Co. This November\">irreparable damage caused<\/a>,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was appalled by such cruelty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was clear to me that she was not interested in raising awareness about autism. I felt that she was attacking my son because she didn&rsquo;t like my husband,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>She said that viewing her son as collateral damage was &ldquo;devastating.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It felt like my heart was breaking into pieces,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Melania Trump speaks out about how autism rumors affected her son: &lsquo;Irreparable damage&rsquo;. Proof positive Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell is not only a disgusting person but a loud mouthed Moron! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m8T6aI3Xym\">https:\/\/t.co\/m8T6aI3Xym<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; john f klinginsmith (@klingchiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/klingchiro\/status\/1843773696634433547?\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I knew the and video would go viral and I knew how much it would hurt him,&rdquo; she wrote, &nbsp;according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c62m73em0y3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>, adding that she was &ldquo;furious&rdquo; at O&rsquo;Donnell.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rosie-odonnell-illegal-donations-dems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incident<\/a> helped lead to the founding of her &ldquo;Be Best&rdquo; initiative.<\/p>\n<p>So did a 2018 meeting with tech leaders.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote that she was &ldquo;taken aback by the resistance I encountered from tech executives&rdquo; from Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and Snapchat when she met with them to seek action to protect children online, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/04\/us\/politics\/melania-trump-book-abortion-2020-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although O&rsquo;Donnell voiced an apology, Melania Trump said it meant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/melania-trump-returns-political-spotlight-drops-announcement-election-nears-perspective-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nothing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No apology can undo the harm inflicted upon him,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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She describes O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s suggestion that Barron might be autistic as driven by &#8220;sheer malice,&#8221; emphasizing that while there is no shame in autism, Barron is not autistic. Melania condemns the bullying of a ten-year-old and criticizes O&#8217;Donnell for using the pretense of raising awareness to attack her son. The incident led to significant emotional distress for Melania and contributed to the creation of her &#8220;Be Best&#8221; initiative aimed at protecting children online. Despite O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s apology, Melania believes it cannot undo the harm caused to Barron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2352374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Melania-v-Rosie.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34464,42606,32423,42605],"class_list":["post-2352373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-barron-trump","tag-celebrity-feuds","tag-melania-trump","tag-rosie-odonnell"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Melania-v-Rosie.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}