Donald Trump resumes twitter spat with Rosie O'Donnell over FBI director’s sacking
DONALD TRUMP has sparked a Twitter row with comedian Rosie O'Donnell over his sacking of FBI director James Comey.
The pair have been trading blows over Twitter since 2006
In a busy day for the US president, in which he signed two executive orders and had his daily intelligence briefing, he found time to return to the ten year-long row.
He quoted a tweet sent by O'Donnell in December in which she called for Director Comey's sacking.
He added: “We finally agree on something Rosie.”
O'Donnell's original remark was in response to the bureau chief's decision to inform the US of an investigation into Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the presidential election.
She did not see the latest message as an opportunity for reconciliation, replying: “U don't even realise the kind of trouble u r in - comeys people believe in him - for real - they have the proof - u r a sadistic man.”
The pair have often traded blows on social media since a rift formed in 2006 while she was a co-host on US talk show The View.
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U don't even realise the kind of trouble u r in
She mocked his hair on the show and also brought up his bankruptcies and called him a “snake-oil salesman”.
Mr Trump, then the host of The Apprentice in the US, responded by telling an entertainment show she was a “a slob” with a “fat, ugly face” and threatened to sue her.
The president's decision to fire Mr Comey came as the FBI director was heading an investigation into allegations of Russian interference in the US election, including claims of involvement by Mr Trump's aides.
The President has called Rosie O'Donnell 'fat' and 'a slob' in the past
Yesterday, he insisted there was “no collusion” between the two camps and criticised Director Comey as a “showboat” and a “grandstander”.
Acting FBI director Andrew McCabe contradicted White House claims that Mr Comey had lost the support of staff, saying he continues to enjoy “broad support” among the rank-and-file.