Rosie O’Donnell wraps ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ guest stint with a Trump-roasting song

Rosie O’Donnell’s guest-host run on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live has concluded with a politically pointed finish: in the show’s opening monologue on Friday, O’Donnell used her first minutes to roast President Donald Trump, a segment that then carried into a closing song. Deadline reported that the episode included a song that O’Donnell used to send off her tenure as guest host, turning Trump’s repeated catchphrase into a punchline.

Deadline said the monologue centered on O’Donnell’s longstanding personal and public disagreements with Trump, before she transitioned to the musical bit at the end of her appearance. The outlet’s write-up characterized Trump as a “twice-impeached” president and said the song served as a final target for her joke, combining late-night style setup with a repeated refrain.

O’Donnell’s swan song was framed as a direct sendoff for “her biggest fan,” a line Deadline used to describe how she connected with the president through a song that explicitly references the phrase “stable genius brain.” The title of Deadline’s report quoted the line, indicating the lyric was intended to be heard clearly as the closing punch of her guest-host run.

Before the Trump-focused comedy, Deadline also highlighted O’Donnell’s entertainment credentials, describing her as a 12-time Emmy winner. The outlet’s report presented her brief run on the long-running late-night program as notable not just for its guest-host format but for O’Donnell’s willingness to fold current political figures into her standard brand of on-air banter.

The episode also underscored how late-night programs continue to use celebrity guests and guest-host rotations to maintain audience attention during interim scheduling. With O’Donnell’s run ending, attention on the series will shift back to the show’s regular host schedule and to whatever guest-host lineup follows her departure.

A separate practical question following O’Donnell’s exit is how the segment will be replayed and distributed beyond the live broadcast. Deadline’s report included an accompanying screenshot from the episode, reflecting how clipped content from late-night monologues and musical endings often circulates on social platforms after airing.

As with other politically themed comedy segments, the record here is based on Deadline’s account of what occurred on-air, including the reported lyric line “Use That Stable Genius Brain.” No additional details were provided in the report about any production changes, platform restrictions, or formal complaints related to the segment.