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White House reacts to Kimmel’s guest host mocking Trump

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The comedian has been taking shots all week,

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  1. Rosie O’Donnell’s Guest Hosting Gig Continues: How to Stream Her ‘Kimmel’ Episodes Live Online

    Headline from The Hollywood Reporter ·

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    White House reacts to Kimmel’s guest host mocking Trump

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  1. Variety

    Rosie O’Donnell Was ‘Surprised’ by Jimmy Kimmel’s Guest-Hosting Offer and Believes a David Ellison-Run CNN Would Be ‘Tragic’ (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Rosie O’Donnell is finally back behind the talk-show desk. Yes, the former host of “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” and “The View” will be serving as guest host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” the week of Aug. 17 while Kimmel is on vacation (as part of his summer rotation).

  2. Variety

    Rosie O’Donnell Shines in ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Hosting Debut, Attacks ‘Mango Mussolini’ Trump and Gives Moving Hayden Panettiere Tribute (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    When Jimmy Kimmel announced that Rosie O’Donnell would be filling in as a week-long guest host of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” during his summer vacation, he teased it would be “a special treat” for Donald Trump, who’s harbored a 20-year-long vendetta against the comic for her mocking his bankruptcies on “Th…

  3. UPI

    Watch: Rosie O'Donnell makes talk show return as 'Kimmel' guest host (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Former "Rosie O'Donnell Show" and "The View" host Rosie O'Donnell returned to the talk show world as the guest host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

  4. The Hollywood Reporter

    Rosie O’Donnell Crushed Her ‘Kimmel’ Monologue by Doing What Jimmy Kimmel Doesn’t (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Now living in Ireland, O'Donnell returned to late night and focused on telling stories about living a normal life instead of obsessing over Trump.

  5. New York Post

    See Rosie O’Donnell’s politically charged ‘Kimmel’ hosting debut (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Rosie O’Donnell is back in the hosting seat. Nearly 25 years after “The Rosie O’Donnell Show” went off the air, the outspoken comedian — and former co-host of “The View” — is helming “Jimmy Kimmel Live” for four nights, starting Monday, Aug. 17.

  6. The Hollywood Reporter

    Rosie O’Donnell’s Guest Hosting Gig Continues: How to Stream Her ‘Kimmel’ Episodes Live Online (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    O'Donnell makes her weeklong talk show return in what Kimmel calls a "special treat" for Trump.

  7. Fox News

    Rosie O'Donnell 'surprised' by being tapped to guest host for Kimmel, but eager for anti-Trump platform (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Rosie O'Donnell was surprised at being tapped to guest-host "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after her past adversarial relationship with Kimmel, but shares his hostility to President Donald Trump.

  8. Blaze Media

    Rosie O'Donnell continues run at worst TV return ever with insane comments about 'Nazis' (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Rosie O'Donnell had never been a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" before she accepted an offer to host the show. Replacing Jimmy Kimmel during his summer vacation, O'Donnell was brought on for a week with one simple goal: to upset President Trump. 'I don't know how she can live with herself.

  9. Fox News

    Rosie O'Donnell hammers Trump repeatedly in Kimmel guest-host gig as White House fires back (opens Fox News)

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    Rosie O'Donnell closed her week guest-hosting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" with pointed jabs at Trump, calling him "orange Voldemort" in her final monologue.

  10. Variety

    Trump’s White House Blasts Rosie O’Donnell After ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Hosting Run: A ‘Nasty Woman’ and ‘Total Slob’ (opens Variety)

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    The White House has hit back at Rosie O’Donnell after she repeatedly skewered President Donald Trump during her guest-hosting gig on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” this week. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly on Friday, a White House spokesperson said: “Rosie O’Donnell is a nasty woman and a total slob wh…

  11. Deadline

    White House Derides Rosie O’Donnell As A “Nasty Woman” After She Skewers Trump During Jimmy Kimmel Guest Host Gig (opens Deadline)

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    Rosie O’Donnell’s stint filling in for ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has not gone unnoticed by the Trump White House. On Friday, they issued a statement about the president’s longtime nemesis. “Rosie O’Donnell is a nasty woman and a total slob whose brain has been completely destroyed by Trump De…

  12. Breitbart News

    White House: Rosie O'Donnell a 'Nasty Woman' Whose Brain Is 'Destroyed by Trump Derangement Syndrome' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The White House is responding to the "nasty" week-long attack on the president by former ABC The View host Rosie O'Donnell, who has been filling in all week on ABC for rabidly anti-Trump late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.

  13. The Oregonian

    White House reacts to Kimmel’s guest host mocking Trump (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    The comedian has been taking shots all week,

  14. Objectivist

    Rosie O’Donnell Blasts Trump Throughout Kimmel Guest Host Stint, White House Hits Back [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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