Rosie O’Donnell has made a career out of saying exactly what she means. This time, she proved she can do it with just a three-word strike aimed at President Donald Trump.
The comedian and former talk show host has never shied away from confrontation, even after he threatened to revoke her citizenship. O’Donnell’s long-running clashes with Trump, dating back to 2006, are woven into the public record, resurfacing whenever his orbit brushes too close to her sense of right and wrong.
Now, O’Donnell’s disdain for Trump and members of his cabinet seeped out on the “Sleepless in Seattle” actress’s social media, not with a lengthy explanation or a pointed essay, but with something far more compact.
For followers familiar with her cadence, the shift was notable. O’Donnell is known for expansive captions and emotionally charged reflections, particularly when responding to Trump-era headlines. This time, she opted for restraint, posting a meme that read in red, white, and blue letters: “F—k Kristi Noem.”
The post arrived without preamble, context, or clarification. It didn’t explain itself.
The three-word response was directed at Trump’s Secretary of Homeland Security, who has been in the spotlight following her public defense of immigration enforcement actions that resulted in Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed woman, being killed in the streets.
O’Donnell, like many others, is taking issue with Noem and the administration’s framing of the death as the result of the woman being a domestic terrorist, and the ICE queen offering praise for Trump while addressing the situation. O’Donnell’s message, posted plainly to Instagram, rejected that framing outright without spelling out an argument.
The internet quickly filled in the rest.
“This applies to all of them,” one person wrote in the comments, while another added, “Couldn’t have said it better myself.”
Most agreed, “That statement could not be more true,” taking at Noem’s facial transformation over the years. “That’s Krusti Botox Cosplay Gnome,” said one person.
Another chimed in with, “Her face is going to melt SO FAST in hell.”
But she was born in….. You know what never mind
— A Day in The Life of Nobody In Particular (@virgolife07) July 13, 2025
Another added, “ICE Barbie needs to go.”
The backdrop to the exchange was a grim news cycle involving immigration enforcement and political messaging. Reports stated that the woman had recently relocated to Minneapolis with her family, settling into a residential neighborhood while sharing glimpses of her life online as a writer, partner, and parent.
O’Donnell’s response also intersected with renewed attention on her own strained relationship with Trump.
In recent days, the former president publicly mused about removing her U.S. citizenship, escalating a feud that has stretched back nearly two decades. O’Donnell, now living in Ireland, has been open about security concerns and the toll the conflict has taken on her family, including missing personal milestones as tensions persist.
Trump, for his part, has continued to reference O’Donnell in nonsensical posts, as recently as October 2025, that revisit old beef between the two.
O’Donnell didn’t rehash their history, how he once called her “a fat pig,” or respond directly to Trump’s latest remarks about Good’s killing. Instead, she aimed sideways, at someone within his administration, and let three words carry the weight of years of frustration. It was a reminder that her voice doesn’t require volume to be heard.
