Rosie O'Donnell Declares There Is a War on Women and It's Not Just Donald Trump

There is indeed a war on women in this country, says Rosie O’Donnell, and it’s not just Donald Trump waging it.

“Bigger than any specific people, there is a war on women that is happening in this country,” O’Donnell told host Jennifer Hutt today on Sirius XM’s Just Jenny. “Women fought for equality in this country, and right now, politically, it’s being taken away from us.”

O’Donnell had already fought back against Trump after the Republican presidential hopeful said in last week’s debate that she was the only woman he’d ever called a “fat pig.” Today she also defended debate moderator Megyn Kelly against attacks by Trump for daring to call him out on his attitude toward women. After the debate, Trump said Kelly “had blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever,” which some observers took as a reference to menstruation, although Trump denied it.

Trump’s comment came up when O’Donnell and Hutt discussed Kiran Gandhi’s participation in a London marathon while she was having her period, without use of a pad or tampon. Gandhi said she was making a statement that periods were nothing to be ashamed of and seeking to raise awareness about women who can’t afford sanitary products.

“Why do you think she did that? ... When Fox anchors are being accused of being hormonal and ashamed because they have their period,” O’Donnell. “Then that woman [Gandhi] does that. Why do you think she does that stuff? You don’t think she did that to say, ‘Fuck you, asshole’?”

O’Donnell added, “I'd like to take my period blood that I no longer have and write, ‘You're all assholes,’” she added. “I’d like to smear it all over some people’s faces.”

Sirius XM is subscription-only, but CBS and The Hill have summaries of O’Donnell’s comments on the show.

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