Dec 21, 2006 8:43 am US/Eastern
Trump Vs. Rosie: It's War
Feuding Over Comments Made On 'The View' About Miss USA Flap
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
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A war of words is brewing between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell.
CBS/AP
Donald Trump is firing back at Rosie O'Donnell after she slammed him for not dethroning troubled Miss U.S.A. Tara Conner. He is also threatening a lawsuit.
On "The View" Wednesday, O'Donnell took aim at Trump after he held a press conference and announced that despite allegations of underage drinking, drug use and sexually explicit behavior, Conner would enter rehab and retain her crown.
"And there he is, hair looping going: 'everyone deserves a second chance and I'm gonna give her a second chance'," she said. "He annoys me on a multitude of levels, he's the moral authority? Left the first wife, had an affair, left the second wife, had an affair, had kids both times, but he's the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America?"
Never one to back away from a fight, real-estate mogul and co-owner Miss Universe Organization, Trump blasted back in an exclusive interview with "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider."
"Rosie O'Donnell is disgusting, both inside and out," he said. "You take a look at her, she looks like a slob, she talks like a truck driver. She'll say anything that comes to her mind and you know her show failed when it was a talk show the ratings went very low and very bad, and she got essentially thrown off television and I mean, she's basically a disaster."
This isn't the first time that O'Donnell has feuded with other celebrities. She and Kelly Rippa exchanged words on "The View" after O'Donnell said Rippa was homophobic for saying she didn't know where "those hands have been" after Clay Aiken covered her mouth in jest while co-hosting her show, "Live with Regis and Kelly." Recently, many Asian Americans were offended by O'Donnel's imitation of the Chinese language and she apologized on air. But so far, O'Donnell has expressed no remorse for her criticism of "the Donald."
"I just think that this man is sort of like one of those snake-oil salesman," she said.
"Coming from Rosie, that's pretty low. Because when you look at her, the mind is weak, I don't see it," Trump said.
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