'Blackmail': Rosie O'Donnell Rips CBS For Kissing 'Madman' Trump's Ring After Colbert News
'How long does '60 Minutes' have now? How long does Jon Stewart have? How long do all of the voices against this horrific administration have in terms of their careers and ability to make money?' asked O'Donnell in a nearly 10-minute-long TikTok video.
She continued, 'Because this madman, this mentally incapacitated, physically ill, mentally ill man is spiraling out of control. His dementia is out of control, his self-regulation — which he has none of to begin with — is missing and, you know, he's horrible.'
The comments from O'Donnell — who has long been involved in a feud with Trump — referred to Paramount Global's heavily panned $16 million settlement with Trump, who claimed in a lawsuit that a '60 Minutes' interview with Kamala Harris was deceptively edited to aid her chances of winning the election.
Critics have sounded the alarm over the timing of the settlement, as Paramount seeks approval from the Trump administration for a multibillion-dollar deal to merge with Skydance Media.
Colbert notably clowned Paramount and described the settlement as a 'big fat bribe' on Monday's show, jokes that sparked speculation that the program's cancellation was politically motivated and led the show's union to call for an investigation into CBS' decision.
Earlier in the TikTok clip, O'Donnell praised Colbert before describing both CBS and ABC as 'dead in the water' in terms of 'decency,' 'dignity and respect.'
The jab is, in part, a nod to ABC News agreeing to donate $15 million to Trump's presidential library after settling a defamation suit with him last year.
'How can you respect a corporation that does that — that's supposed to be the fourth estate of democracy? One of the pillars of our democracy is having a free and fair media that speaks truth to power,' she said.
O'Donnell — who moved from the U.S. to Ireland just days before the start of the president's second term — has used her TikTok page to speak out against Trump and the state of American politics.
Her online criticism seemingly infuriated Trump last week when he threatened to revoke her U.S. citizenship, describing her as a 'threat to humanity' on his Truth Social platform.
O'Donnell proceeded to take on Trump's threats on her Instagram page, declaring that she stands in 'direct opposition' to what he represents and claiming that she's everything the president fears as a queer woman and mother who 'tells the truth.'
In her TikTok clip on Friday, she encouraged Americans to continue to speak out against 'atrocities' under the president.
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