{"id":2481255,"date":"2025-09-01T19:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T23:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosie-odonnell-issues-humiliating-apology-to-maga-after-getting-catholic-school-shooting-completely-wrong\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T19:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T23:15:14","slug":"rosie-odonnell-issues-humiliating-apology-to-maga-after-getting-catholic-school-shooting-completely-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosie-odonnell-issues-humiliating-apology-to-maga-after-getting-catholic-school-shooting-completely-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosie O&#8217;Donnell Issues Humiliating Apology to MAGA After Getting Catholic School Shooting Completely Wrong"},"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\">28<\/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-issues-humiliating-apology-to-maga-after-getting-catholic-school-shooting-completely-wrong%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=2481255&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>Actress Rosie O&#8217;Donnell faced criticism after falsely claiming in a TikTok video that Robin Westman, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/basically-a-suicide-note-transgender-school-shooter-messaged-friend-minutes-before-rampage\/\" title=\"&#039;Basically a Suicide Note&#039;: Transgender ... Messaged Friend Minutes Before Rampage\">transgender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-pushes-ban-on-assault-weapons-high-capacity-magazines-following-colorado-mass-shooting\/\" title=\"President Biden Pushes Ban On \u2018Assault Weapons,\u2019 \u2018High Capacity Magazines\u2019 Following Colorado Mass Shooting\">school shooter<\/a><\/a>, was a conservative MAGA supporter and white supremacist. She incorrectly associated the shooter with right-wing groups despite evidence that Westman had written &#8220;kill Donald Trump&#8221; on his weapon and expressed anti-Trump sentiments in his manifesto. Following backlash for spreading misinformation,O&#8217;Donnell issued an apology acknowledging she had not done proper research and had assumed motives based on stereotypes about mass shooters.Critics perceived her apology as insincere and noted her tendency to politicize tragic events. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/horrific-crime-up-to-12-arrested-for-raping-girl-14-attackers-tied-to-somalia-north-africa\/\" title=\"Shocking Incident: 12 Arrested for Assaulting 14...Year...Old Girl ... Suspects Linked to Somalia and North Africa\">incident highlights concerns<\/a> over rushing to politicize shootings without fact-checking, especially when such statements fuel division and misinformation.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<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>Actress Rosie O&rsquo;Donnell was forced to offer an apology on Sunday regarding a video she made about school shooter Robin Westman, who she tried to paint as a conservative Trump supporter.<\/p>\n<p>She made claims that the self-described transgender shooter was part of the MAGA movement, despite the fact that he wrote &ldquo;kill Donald Trump&rdquo; on his weapon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What do you know? [The shooter] was a white guy, Republican, MAGA person, white supremacist,&rdquo; she said during her original video, posted to TikTok on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The NRA is a terrorist organization,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Donnell continued, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/29\/us-news\/rosie-odonnell-falsely-rants-that-transgender-minneapolis-catholic-school-shooter-was-maga-person-white-supremacist-in-conspiracy-laden-tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the New York Post. &ldquo;And they have been for many years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When is enough, enough America? Haven&rsquo;t you had enough of Donald Trump? The Heritage Foundation? All their bulls**t?&rdquo; she asked. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s their puppet&hellip; but guess what? It&rsquo;s coming to an end.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell received backlash for having no idea what she was talking about.<\/p>\n<p>She followed up several days later with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >half-hearted apology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know a lot of you were very upset about the video I made before I went away for a few days,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t go online and haven&rsquo;t seen them until today. But you are right. I did not do my due diligence before I made that emotional statement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She added, &ldquo;I said things about the shooter that were incorrect. I assumed, like most shooters, they followed a standard MO and had standard feelings of, you know, NRA-loving kind of gun people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Anyway, the truth is, I messed up. And when you mess up, you fess up. I&rsquo;m sorry,&rdquo; the anti-Trump comedian concluded. &ldquo;This is my apology video. And I hope it&rsquo;s enough.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rosie\/video\/7544730839762996511\" data-video-id=\"7544730839762996511\">\n<section><a title=\"@rosie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@rosie?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@rosie<\/a> my apologies to maga for saying the school shooter was one of u &ndash; that is incorrect- i made a mistake &ndash; i didn&rsquo;t research- im sorry- i assumed and thats always wrong &ndash; <a title=\"uniteamerica\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/uniteamerica?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#uniteamerica<\/a> <a title=\"ronlyhope\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ronlyhope?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#RonlyHOPE<\/a> <a title=\"&#9836; original sound - Rosie ODonnell\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7544730858125626142?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#9836; original sound &ndash; Rosie ODonnell<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, she assumed that the motive of most mass shooters revolves around them being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-gov-ducey-vetoes-sex-education-bill-signs-executive-order-instead\/\" title=\"Arizona Gov. Ducey Vetoes Sex Education Bill, Signs Executive Order Instead\">conservative supporters<\/a> of the NRA?<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s an idiotic statement, even for Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>Westman not only had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nurse-manager-put-harms-way-help-scared-young-victim-catholic-school-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murderous<\/a> thoughts about Trump, but also wrote in his manifesto that he&rsquo;d been &ldquo;brainwashed,&rdquo; and was &ldquo;tired of being trans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You can tell by O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s tone, body language, and word choice that she begrudgingly offered up the mea culpa. It didn&rsquo;t seem natural.<\/p>\n<p>There just wasn&rsquo;t any authenticity or contrition. It was given with an attitude of take it or leave it.<\/p>\n<p>Politicizing a school <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kristi-noem-kash-patel-confirm-twisted-details-catholic-school-shooter-hate-crime-investigation-underway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting<\/a> is bad enough. Members of the media were already doing that, such as CNN&rsquo;s Jake Tapper, who felt the need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jake-tapper-pauses-coverage-lecture-viewers-catholic-school-shooters-pronouns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interrupt his colleague<\/a> to make certain they didn&rsquo;t misgender Westman.<\/p>\n<p>Yet for her to get all the facts wrong, then attack one side of the political aisle without even checking the details, that&rsquo;s just sloppy and hateful.<\/p>\n<p>But can you really expect any less from the same woman who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pathetic-rosie-odonnell-blames-trump-overeating-drinking-much-booze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blamed Trump<\/a> for her own substance abuse and overeating?<\/p>\n<p>Expect more unhinged rants from her in the weeks and months to come.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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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