Rosie O’Donnell got into Donald Trump’s orange head on Kimmel: ‘I know you're watching’

Twenty-four years ago, Rosie O'Donnell sat behind a talk-show desk calling every attractive man who crossed her stage a "cutie patootie," a running bit that became her signature even as most of America had already put two and two together about the woman delivering it.In 2002, the year The Rosie O'Donnell Show ended its run, O’Donnell came out as a lesbian, and The Advocate promptly named her its Person of the Year. She's been one of ours, and one of ours here at The Advocate, ever since. Soon after she came out, she became a regular contributor to our magazine. Further, she has fiercely advocated for equal gay adoption and foster rights, co-created the pioneering R Family Vacations company for queer families, and continuously uses her platform to support LGBTQ+ youth, artists, and inclusive parenting.This week, she proved she hasn't lost a step.Last night, O'Donnell guest-hosted Jimmy Kimmel's show while Kimmel takes his annual summer break. And she picked up right where she left off more than 20 years ago. In fact, you might even say that, like a fine “cutie patootie” George Clooney, she has gotten better with age.Related: Trump's ‘that’s not my language’ on Epstein letter is a second language that's ‘so filthy, dirty, disgusting’"They said you can't come home again, but here I am," she told a standing, cheering studio audience, before warning, "if you thought the president hated Jimmy Kimmel Live when it was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, buckle up, people. Buckle up."She brilliantly referred to her old nemesis — scratch that — her longtime nemesis Donald Trump as “Mango Mussolini.” She brought the house down.Then, to me, came the line of the night. O'Donnell described how her child had reacted to the family's move to Ireland, standing up in class to explain the sudden transfer to a new country: "I'm being forced to move to another country because the president of the United States hates my mother. But in all fairness, I believe my mother hates h