TL;DR
- Rosie O’Donnell warns Trump may try to cancel The View for political bias.
- She says it’s about silencing women and controlling the narrative.
- Joy Behar’s digs at Trump have sparked White House fury.
- Trump has celebrated cancellations of other critical TV shows.
- O’Donnell calls Trump’s leadership “a dictatorship with good lighting.”
Rosie vs. The Donald – Again
Rosie O’Donnell is back in the ring with Donald Trump, and this time, the gloves are off. The comedian and former The View co-host took to TikTok to warn that the all-women chatfest could be next on Trump’s chopping block. Why? Because, according to Rosie, the president can’t handle a table full of outspoken women calling him out on live TV.
“You know what I just read today? ABC is ‘reviewing the liberal bias’ on The View,” she said, her tone dripping with disbelief. “That’s code for: ‘We’re gonna cancel it, we’re just softening you up first.’”
For Rosie, it’s not just about one show—it’s about a bigger, uglier agenda. “This is about obedience. This is about removing any program that doesn’t align with Trumpism—soft fascism in full lashes with commercial breaks.”
The Joy Behar Factor
This latest flare-up comes after current The View co-host Joy Behar made Trump see red—figuratively and maybe even literally—by saying he’s “so jealous” of Barack Obama. The White House’s response? Spokesperson Taylor Rogers went full scorched-earth, calling Behar an “irrelevant loser” with “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” He even took a swipe at the show’s ratings, hinting that cancellation might be imminent.
Rosie wasn’t having it. She reminded everyone just how hard it is to get four women to agree on lunch—let alone politics—and dismissed the idea that The View is some radical, leftist propaganda machine.
Cancel Culture – Trump Edition
Trump’s beef with The View isn’t happening in a vacuum. He’s already cheered on CBS’s cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert—one of his loudest critics—and has thrown shade at late-night staples Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. “They’re next, I hear,” he boasted, “they’re going to be gone.”
O’Donnell, who relocated to Ireland with her 12-year-old child Clay after Trump’s re-election, isn’t exactly shocked. She calls his leadership “a dictatorship with good lighting,” and warns that silencing dissent on TV is a hallmark move. “Apparently, the truth is dangerous now,” she said.
Rosie’s warning isn’t just celebrity drama—it’s a reminder of how quickly queer voices and allies can be pushed out of the mainstream when those in power start policing the airwaves. The View has long been a platform where LGBTQ issues get airtime, whether through interviews, panel debates, or candid personal stories. If the show disappears, that’s one less daily space where millions hear unapologetic, progressive takes on equality, inclusion, and rights.
For a community already facing political attacks, losing media platforms like The View means losing cultural visibility—and visibility is power. If Trump’s strategy is to control what people “see” and “hear,” as Rosie puts it, LGBTQ voices could be among the first silenced.