BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- TV talk show host
Rosie O'Donnell ranted and raved about Donald Trump, calling him a "snake-oil
salesman" on Wednesday morning's "The View." Trump responded Wednesday afternoon
on "Access Hollywod" saying O'Donnell is "dangerous" and he is filing
suit.
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things that come to her mouth, she's not smart, she's crude, she's ignorant and
to be honest I look forward to suing Rosie," Trump said. "I'm gonna sue her
and I look forward to it. She's really very dangerous for the show."
Trump wouldn't go into depth about
his proposed legal filings, but added O'Donnell will understand his
reasoning.
"Rosie will find out what we're suing her for. She
knows what we're suing her for," he said adding the lawsuit is already in the
works. "It's something I look very forward to."
Rosie attacked first,
branding Trump a "snake-oil salesman" and
calling a press conference, in which he decided to allow Miss USA,
Tara Conner to keep her crown a publicity stunt. Trump said Conner could keep
her title Tuesday following a wave of reports and criticism over her underage
drinking.
"Because his show‘The Apprentice’is starting again in
January, he held a big press conference to see if he was going to allow Miss
USA, such a prestigious title," Rosie said on "The View" while rolling her eyes.
"It's basically a model competition ... They have one question in Miss USA, yeah
and they're like ‘I'd like to cure cancer and end world hunger -- and then
I'd like to go to Studio 54 and do some crack.'"
As if that wasn't enough, Rosie continued her rant
lashing out at Donald Trump's decision to give Tara Conner a second chance.
"There he is, hair looping, going everyone, everyone
deserves a second chance," she continued. "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 twenty year olds in America. Donald, sit
and spin, my friend."
She also said she expected him to sue her but added
"he'll probably be bankrupt by that time so I won't have to worry.”
Trump, who was made aware O'Donnell's comments
earlier Wednesday morning, said she is "a loser."
"Rosie's been a loser for a long time," he continued.
"Her magazine failed, she got sued. She folded up like a tent."
He also sent a stern warning over O'Donnell's
outburst and suggested she keep tabs on her partner.
"Rosie is somebody out of control who really just
doesn't have it and she ought to be careful because I'll send one of my friends
to pick up her girlfriend and I think it would be very easy," he said.
Executive Producers of "The View," Bill Geddie and
Barbara Walters weighed in on the verbal fracas releasing a statement.
"Both Rosie and Donald are high-spirited, opinionated
people. Donald has been a friend of "The View" for many years and Rosie, of
course, is our enormously popular moderator. We cherish them both and hope the
New Year brings calm and peace."
(Agencies)
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