Rosie O'Donell shared a video to social media claiming American democracy could be over by the November election if former President Donald Trump is reelected.
The actress shared her thoughts on the upcoming election and confusion surrounding whether President Joe Biden would be the Democratic nominee for president in a video shared to TikTok titled: "Sleepy Saturday."
"The whole thing is very very unnerving," O'Donnell said of the election, noting others have countered her worry by saying it was a "long time" until November. "No, it's not, we're about to start school again. ... By Thanksgiving, we're gonna know whether we still have democracy or not in the United States."
"It's a long time to worry every day, I can tell you that," she said. Rosie O'Donnell, on the verge of tears: The therapist isn't helping me to cope with the election. Our democracy could die before Thanksgiving. pic.twitter.com/tpFBJpONkH
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 21, 2024
"Boy is it scary," she continued. "They're not kidding around. Right to an authoritarian dictatorship."
O'Donnell's video was panned by critics who called her worry over a second Trump term "nonsense."
"If the election doesn’t turn out the way I want it - if other people’s votes count - then democracy is dead," wrote President George W. Bush's former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer in an X post. "Democracy for me, but not for thee, according to Rosie. This 'democracy' talk is such nonsense from people who say it’s my way or the highway. I guess she’s a denier." If the election doesn’t turn out the way I want it - if other people’s votes count - then democracy is dead.
Democracy for me, but not for thee, according to Rosie.
This “democracy” talk is such nonsense from people who say it’s my way or the highway. I guess she’s a denier. https://t.co/PIVOjqdMQw
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) July 21, 2024
The Blaze contributor T.J. Moe said the actresses' videos "represents the mental state of the left."
"They're perpetually unstable," he wrote. Rosie O’Donnell represents the mental state of the left. They’re perpetually unstable. pic.twitter.com/hrX4yKwCbG
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) July 21, 2024
Another user said O'Donnell's video demonstrated that the actress didn't understand the challenges faced by those struggling to pay their rent and purchase groceries for their family.
"Rosie O'Donnell sees a therapist to help her deal with her feelings on politics," wrote a user named Shipwreck. "This is the depth of these people's struggles, you guys." Rosie O'Donnell sees a therapist to help her deal with her feelings on politics.
This is the depth of these people's struggles, you guys. They don't know what it's like to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table.
To be anxious about losing your job during this… pic.twitter.com/2OAigP5pQf
— Shipwreck (@shipwreckshow) July 21, 2024
"They don't know what it's like to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table. To be anxious about losing your job during this modern-day depression," they continued. "To not be able to feed your children or ensure they have a safe, stable home. No, Rosie O'Donnell needs a therapist because Trump."
On Sunday afternoon, Biden officially ended his candidacy for re-election and later endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.
The last presidential candidate to not accept his party's nomination was President Lyndon B. Johnson, who turned down the Democratic Party's nomination in 1968.
