{"id":2426289,"date":"2025-04-22T15:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosie-odonnell-reveals-project-2025-prompted-move-to-ireland-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T15:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T19:44:15","slug":"rosie-odonnell-reveals-project-2025-prompted-move-to-ireland-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosie-odonnell-reveals-project-2025-prompted-move-to-ireland-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosie O\u2019Donnell reveals Project 2025 prompted move to Ireland &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Frosie-odonnell-reveals-project-2025-prompted-move-to-ireland-washington-examiner%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=2426289&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>Rosie O&#8217;Donnell has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">publicly stated<\/a> that she has &#8220;no regrets&#8221; about moving to Ireland after being influenced by the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Project 2025, a document outlining radical changes she believes could occur under a Trump management. O&#8217;Donnell emphasized her decision was made in consultation with her family and therapist, particularly concerning the safety of her non-binary child, Clay. She made the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">move<\/a> before Trump was inaugurated,feeling a sense of urgency after reading the project. Expressing sadness over the current state of the U.S. under Trump&#8217;s leadership, which she described as &#8220;heartbreaking,&#8221; O&#8217;Donnell is considering seeking Irish citizenship. She is one of several celebrities who have relocated abroad since Trump&#8217;s election, seeking refuge from the political climate they find troubling.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell reveals Project 2025 prompted move to Ireland<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2102924\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rosie-odonnell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Project 2025\">Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell<\/a> claims she still has &ldquo;no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rudy-giuliani-spent-half-of-his-bank-account-on-personal-expenses-despite-pressure-from-creditors-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Rudy Giuliani spent half of his bank account on personal expenses despite pressure from creditors - Washington Examiner\">regrets&#038;rdquo<\/a>; about moving out of the United States after reading the Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3385218\/project-2025-revisited-is-trump-running-playbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Project 2025\">Project 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell has since&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3344855\/rosie-odonnell-living-in-ireland-after-trump-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">moved to Ireland<\/a>, joining a growing number of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-your-land\/3338640\/land-acknowledgements-are-the-peak-of-hollywood-ignorance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">celebrities<\/a>&nbsp;who have moved internationally since&nbsp;President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3225139\/trump-wins-arizona-completing-sweep-of-the-swing-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">historic win<\/a>.&nbsp;The comedian turned television producer has been the most vocal about her move, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-advice-to-ban-terms-like-christmas-time-to-be-inclusive-withdrawn-after-backlash\/\" title=\"EU Advice to Ban Terms Like \u2018Christmas Time\u2019 to Be Inclusive Withdrawn After Backlash\">prompting&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3345422\/trump-takes-jab-at-rosie-odonnell-while-meeting-michael-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">snide jokes<\/a>&nbsp;from the Trump administration. O&rsquo;Donnell&nbsp;explained that she does not plan to return to the U.S. until it&rsquo;s &ldquo;safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3387475\/rainn-wilson-msnbc-stephanie-ruhle-declining-faith-media\/\">Rainn Wilson challenges MSNBC&#8217;s Stephanie Ruhle over declining faith in media<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3383728\/ms-rachel-human-rights-message-antisemitism-allegations\/\">Ms. Rachel amplifies human rights message after antisemitism allegations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3383301\/jk-rowling-uk-supreme-court-women-biologically-female\/\">JK Rowling toasts UK Supreme Court ruling that women are biologically female<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I have no regrets. Not a day has gone by that I thought it was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/record-setting-college-quarterback-colt-brennan-dead-at-37\/\" title=\"Record Setting College Quarterback Colt Brennan Dead At 37\">wrong decision<\/a>. I was welcomed with open arms,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Donnell said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>The Situation Room <\/em>Tuesday. &ldquo;I knew, after reading Project 2025, that if Trump got in, it was time for me and my non-binary child to leave the country. And although I was not one of the celebrities who announced that that&lsquo;s what I would do, I made the decision within my family and my therapist, should he win. And then when he did, we made the plan into action, and we were gone before he was inaugurated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2900940&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=777418b4cd593808af45144bf717a617\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>All five of O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s children are adopted. Her comment about her non-binary child was a reference to her youngest child, Clay, who is 12 years old. O&rsquo;Donnell is pursuing Irish citizenship. Still, she described the changes Trump has made as &ldquo;heartbreaking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I knew that if I was in the United States and watched him destroy the country, and the Constitution, and really pay no mind to any of the laws that the Founders stood by and that our country stands for as a beacon of shining light and freedom for the rest of the world, that should he do what the Heritage Foundation said he was going to do in that Project 2025, that we were going to be in big trouble,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Donnell said. &ldquo;And it&lsquo;s as bad as they promised and even a little bit worse. And it&lsquo;s been heartbreaking and personally very, very sad to watch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2900942&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=ab80d93e1edb6e5163f21caea85103f2\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3356393\/rosie-odonnell-leaving-us-therapy-plan-second-trump-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ROSIE O&rsquo;DONNELL SAYS LEAVING US WAS PART OF THERAPY PLAN FOR A SECOND TRUMP TERM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell claims to be 100% Irish with Irish grandparents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3350989\/courtney-love-uk-citizen-emperor-core-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Musician Courtney Love is another celebrity who has left the U.S. She made London her home<\/a>&nbsp;in 2019, during Trump&rsquo;s first term. The San Francisco native, who was married to late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, earned her fame from singing and songwriting. 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