The media might be over Donald Trump‘s ear injury, but Rosie O’Donnell isn’t.
Back in July, the ex-president was shot at during an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. His camp says the bullet struck his right ear, prompting him (and many of his MAGA worshippers) to sport thick, white ear bandages at last month’s Republican National Convention.
Since then, discussion around the alleged wound has largely fizzled out, prompting O’Donnell to question the story in a new TikTok captioned, “whats the real deal donOLD?”
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In the clip, the 62-year-old invited an “investigative journalist” to research the wound, considering the lack of clarity from Trump’s recent comments.
“I actually heard him say from his own lips, ‘I regrew my ear. The doctor said I was really fast at regrowing my ear,'” O’Donnell recounted, adding, “He’s not an octopus; he doesn’t regrow his limbs.”
Furthermore, she called out the bandage’s unusual construction, which she compared to a “MaxiPad on his ear.” LOL.
“If he worked on Grey’s Anatomy and that’s how they treated the wound … they would be fired from the show because of the lack of realism,” she joked.
O’Donnell told her 2.4 million followers that she didn’t doubt Trump had been struck by something. Still, the funny lady called it “hinky.”
“I don’t think it was a bullet that hit him,” she explained. “I think it was maybe a fragment of something … Without a scar to be seen, he had blood all over it. Look at the photos of him right after, with his fist pumping — a normal reaction, right, to almost being assassinated.”
That said, the mother of four hasn’t become a full-blown conspiracy theorist. She just wants “some answers to what went down there.”
“[His] ear’s magically healed; he went on with his life; I say we got to take a look at it,” she concluded.
And even if a “young, hungry journalist” can’t do “a big piece on this,” O’Donnell quipped that she’d settle for “a 20/20 episode at least.”
If anyone is well acquainted with Trump’s BS, it’s Rosie!
Still, it’s not all doom and gloom for the former The View co-host. She also shared a story from fellow comedian Kathy Griffin, who recently witnessed a Massachusetts audience chant Kamala Harris‘ name.
“Now that’s exciting,” O’Donnell smiled, adding, ” I know there are more people in support of the light than the darkness. If you can’t see the darkness in Donald Trump, you need to take another look.”
War On Free Speech
But what does Mary Trump think?
jp47
I’m no conspiracy theorist, but the whole “assassination” attempt was just lame. It lasted barely one news cycle and then was forgotten except for the Maxi-pad ear bandage at the RNC. Now the Trump cultists have moved on to wearing adult diapers and carrying containers of fake (or is it?) Vance semen. Really important policy points during any Presidential election.
abfab
Better luck next time.
Openminded
Rosie is showing either (1)how dumb she is or (2)that she is trying to spin a story out of nothing. She seems to believe that Trump’s complete ear was shot off, which was never claimed by anyone. Even a first grader can understand that Trump’s statement of his ear growing back quickly was meant to indicate the injured part of his ear had grown back quickly. On the other hand, in true Trump fashion, he claims that his doctor praised him for healing faster than most. Trump really should have been a Texan since we all know they do everything “bigger” in Texas. Life would be so much better if everyone just stated the truth without the need to embellish or spin it. That goes for both Rosie and Trump.
Openminded
jp47, just for clarity, are you saying that you believe there was no shooter or assassination attempt on Trump?
Morandi
The ear is made up of cartilage which cannot regrow without surgical intervention. So, either Trump had help in making his ear whole or he is lying.
Kangol2
Thanks, Morandi. Basic natural science trumps cultism.
War On Free Speech
When did Rosie turn into Mr. Magoo?
whereshouldistart
The whole thing was a clown show. If I had watched it on Netflix I’d have canceled my subscription.
Thanks Rosie. Glad I’m not the only one.
SteveInQueens
I would tend to agree with Rosie and Morandi. Something fishy is definitely going on here. Anything deeper than a superficial laceration certainly would not have healed in such a short period of time. Any ballistic injury involving the cartilage would still probably require dressings. And as to whether the injured part of his ear grew back vs. his complete ear grew back argument grew back that is utter nonsense. You wanna know what humans can grow back? Skin and subcutaneous tissues. That’s it.
barryaksarben
Well, Mary Trump is busy with her new layers who are looking into DOnbalds theft of their inheritance from their grandfather and father. Donald was named as their fiduciary which for the magas means put in charge of their interests to make sure they get what is legally coming to them and yet he hid Freds assets from them and gave them a minute pittance of what Fred Trump was worth. HE cheated his niece and nephew and stole their rightful money so YHEAH I Doubt Mary is too torn up and most people would act just like her and most no all DECENT people would not act like donnie boy
War On Free Speech
I loved your condensed Rachel Maddow version of Trump family lore. It’s almost as good as, ‘Russia, Russia, Russia!”
Den
It is important to also note that the only “medical report” released was a letter from Ronny Jackson. He has not been a licensed physician since 2020. Despite requests from the media, a report from the attending physician or the hospital where he was treated has not been made public. Any time Biden has had any procedure, records have been made available to the public.
But Biden is not known for mendacity.
abfab
He should try regrowing his brain.
Ronbo
HIPAA forbids physicians and medical personnel from revealing patient information. Do you think that anyone so invested in their education would end their lucrative career to appease conspiracy nuts here?
Ronbo
Den, I don’t recall anyone inside the Biden Administration confirming the eight visits from Parkinson’s specialist, Kevin Cannard until AFTER Biden’s medical situation became evident to all.
Writing, “Any time Biden has had any procedure, records have been made available to the public,” is a lie. Instead, we were told Biden was “sharp”, “energetic” and “He’s on top of his game.” How can you trust people saying, “Who are you going to trust, me or your lying eyes?”
Ronbo
What’s most disappointing is that the LGBTQ community has a long history of knowing that what is projected upon the cave wall is not always true. Our community, by our very nature, has an inherent leg up on critical thinking skills. Let’s not suppress our talents for identity politics and political peer pressure.
Our choice between the DNC and the RNC is like being forced to choose the healthiest drink from either Coke or Pepsi.
Ronbo
Truth, like water, is refreshing and healthy.