Rosie O’Donnell guest hosts “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” for a week, using her debut appearance to reference Donald Trump and deliver a tribute to late actress Hayden Panettiere. Multiple outlets report that O’Donnell opens her run with direct remarks aimed at Trump and that she includes Panettiere in her on-air segment.
The coverage frames the moment as both entertainment and a continuation of O’Donnell’s long-running public criticism of Trump. Variety and others link her comments to a dispute dating back to the 2000s, when O’Donnell mocked Trump during her time on “The View.” Some headlines emphasize her taunts toward Trump—describing her tone with various nicknames—while others focus more on her return to TV talk-show hosting and the emotional tribute to Panettiere.
