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Trump backs Clemens’ Hall of Fame bid, rejecting banned-substance allegations tied to MLB’s steroid era
Roger Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards and pitched for New York Yankees teams that won back-to-back World Series titles. But Clemens’ career was ultimately defined by baseball’s steroid era.
Clemens last pitched in a Major League Baseball (MLB) game in 2007 during his second stint with the Yankees. By 2008, he found himself embroiled in a federal investigation into the suspected use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) by several prominent major league players.
Clemens testified before Congress that he did not take PEDs and was acquitted of the federal charge of lying to Congress. Clemens is now one of eight Baseball Hall of Fame nominees selected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee.
President Donald Trump has made it clear that he believes Clemens should be in Cooperstown.
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On the eve of the announcement of the newest list of inductees, Trump took to Truth Social to effectively reject accusations of Clemens’ previous steroid use. "The only reason he is not (in the Hall of Fame) is because of rumors and innuendo, which were not proven," Trump wrote.
Trump also pointed to Clemens' nickname, "The Rocket," saying "he earned" the moniker "very early in his career because of his blazing fastball, was just as dominant before those erroneous allegations were leveled against him. I sincerely hope that the Committee uses its great judgment (Roger’s opponents never proved a thing against him, and he may have the best pitching record, all told, in the History of Baseball!), and the Baseball Commissioner has the Strength, Wisdom, and Power to do the right thing, and put Roger Clemens in The Baseball Hall of Fame, IMMEDIATELY!"
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Neither the MLB commissioner’s office nor the White House immediately responded to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
The Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee considers retired players whose eligibility to make it to Cooperstown via a majority vote from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) has expired. The writers’ association is responsible for selecting recently retired players.
Clemens’ last chance to be listed on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot was in 2022; that year he received just over 65% of the vote. Players must receive at least 75% of the vote to become enshrined in Cooperstown.
Power-hitting outfielder Barry Bonds, whose historic career was also tainted by accusations of PED use, is being considered this year by the committee. Bonds also avoided criminal charges in a steroid probe. He has previously stated he never knowingly used any banned substances.
Clemens and Bonds were two of the high-profile names listed in the Mitchell Report in 2007.
The report was authored by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, R-Maine, who conducted a monthslong probe into the suspected use of human growth hormone and anabolic steroids.
Trump has previously voiced support for Clemens’ Hall of Fame hopes. After Trump wrote in a social media post that there was "no evidence" the retired pitcher was a steroid user, Clemens thanked the president for his support.
"I appreciate the love! DT knows more than anyone the fake news that’s out there," Clemens wrote on X in August. "Everyone has their agendas… I played the game to change my family’s direction generationally and to WIN!"
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Russia unleashes major drone, missile attack on Ukraine as US diplomatic talks continue
Russia launched a major attack against Ukraine overnight as talks between Ukraine and the U.S. continued in Florida this week.
Moscow sent 653 drones and 51 missiles across Ukraine, leaving eight people injured, Ukrainian officials said.
French president Emmanuel Macron condemned the attacks, writing on X "We must continue to put pressure on Russia to force it towards peace."
Macron said he plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and their British and German counterparts in London on Monday.
Zelenskyy said on Saturday that he had a "substantive phone call" with American officials involved in the talks with the Ukrainian delegation in Miami.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday shared a readout of the talks, which also included President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
The readout called the talks "constructive discussions on advancing a credible pathway toward a durable and just peace in Ukraine."
"American and Ukrainian parties underscored that an end to the war and credible steps toward ceasefire and de-escalation are necessary to prevent renewed aggression and to enable Ukraine’s comprehensive redevelopment plan, designed to make the nation stronger and more prosperous than before the war."
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Following Russia’s Friday night barrage, Ukraine’s air force said 29 locations were hit, and the military was able to shoot down 585 drones and 30 missiles.
Three of the eight wounded were hurt in the Kyiv region, local officials reported.
The "massive’ attack also targeted power stations in the country and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant temporarily lost power overnight, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Zaporizhzhia is under Russian control and not in use, but it needs power to cool its shutdown reactors to prevent a catastrophic incident.
Zelenskyy said that a drone strike had also "burned down" the train station in the city of Fastiv, near Kyiv.
In retaliatory strikes, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces later said Ukrainian forces said its military hit Russia’s Ryazan Oil Refinery.
ICE acting director, Boston Archdiocese demand ‘ICE was here’ Nativity be removed from Massachusetts church
ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, as well as the Archdiocese of Boston, are calling for the removal of an "ICE was here" sign that was placed at a Nativity scene at a Massachusetts church.
"The actions of the activist reverend, Stephen Josoma, are absolutely abhorrent and add to a dangerous narrative responsible for a more than 1,150% increase in assaults on ICE officers," Lyons told Fox News Digital in a statement.
A Nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, a suburb of Boston, shows an empty manger with a sign reading "ICE was here," along with contact information for a group that monitors immigration enforcement in Massachusetts.
Rev. Stephen Josoma, the pastor at St. Susanna, said the church's peace and justice group organizes a display annually. Josoma told Fox News that they, "try to see what would it be like if Christ was born into the context of the world today, what would he be facing?"
Josoma calls the Nativity scene "religious art," and shared with Fox News Digital that it's intended to "evoke emotions in people."
"It's supposed to affect people deeply, it's supposed to move people, it's supposed to change people," Josoma said. "So, if this evokes a strong reaction, it's maybe good to take a look at that."
Lyons added that Josoma "has become infamous for using his pulpit to advance his activist agenda and has now caught the attention of the Archdiocese of Boston, which has publicly condemned his most recent political stunt. On behalf of ICE and our many law enforcement professionals in Massachusetts — many of whom are practicing Catholics and first-generation Americans — I applaud the Catholic Church and the Archdiocese for taking a stand against such a dangerous and extremist narrative."
The Archdiocese’s Secretary for Communications and Public Affairs, Terrence Donilon, told Fox News Digital in a statement that the sign was "divisive political messaging," and called for its removal.
"The people of God have the right to expect that, when they come to church, they will encounter genuine opportunities for prayer and Catholic worship — not divisive political messaging," he wrote.
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The statement further said that the church's norms "prohibit" using sacred objects for any other purpose than, "the devotion of God's people."
"St. Susanna Parish neither requested nor received permission from the Archdiocese to depart from this canonical norm or to place a politically divisive display outside the church," wrote Donilon. "The display should be removed, and the manger restored to its proper sacred purpose."
Josoma has used controversial Nativity scenes in the past. He has used them to send messages about gun control, climate change, and also reportedly had Baby Jesus placed in a cage separated from his parents during Trump's first presidency in 2018.
Other churches across the country have also used Nativity scenes to criticize ICE and highlight immigration issues.
In Illinois, a church showed a manger scene that depicted baby Jesus' hands zip-tied together and gas masks on Joseph and Mary.
The church, Lake Street Church of Evanston, said the scene "reimagines the nativity as a scene of forced family separation, drawing direct parallels between the Holy Family's refugee experience and contemporary immigration detention practices."
Fox News Digital's Olivia Palombo contributed to this report.
Police in Italy stop pro-Palestinian protesters from disrupting Olympic torch relay
Police in Italy successfully intercepted and prevented pro-Palestinian activists from interfering with a sacred Olympic tradition on Saturday.
The Italian police said that the pro-Palestinian activists were prevented from coming into contact with the opening stages of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics torch relay.
Both groups of protesters were removed before they reached the relay route in Rome, per police.
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A third group of about 10 people that was monitored by police waved Palestinian flags when the relay passed by the city’s biggest university, La Sapienza.
There were also three people carrying signs in support of Venezuela near the American embassy.
In October, more than two million demonstrators marched through more than 100 Italian cities to protest the war in Gaza.
Olympic champion swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri began the relay in the statue-lined Stadio dei Marmi and the torch was carried for 20 miles before ending the day in Piazza del Popolo.
The relay will cover nearly 7,500 miles and wind its way through all 110 Italian provinces before reaching Milan’s San Siro Stadium for the opening ceremony on Feb. 6.
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In all, there will be 10,001 torch-bearers.
The next stops on the torch relay are Viterbo on Sunday, and Terni on Monday.
Pro-Palestinian protesters causing disruption to sporting events have become increasingly regular over the past year, especially sporting events involving Israeli teams.
Last month, multiple people were arrested at a soccer match in the United Kingdom that involved Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv. Israeli fans of the team were prohibited from attending the match due to safety concerns, but disturbances still broke out regardless, with anti-Israel protesters in the vicinity.
Multiple people were arrested at a soccer match in the United Kingdom that involved Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv. Israeli fans of the team were prohibited from attending the match due to safety concerns, but disturbances still broke out regardless, with anti-Israel protesters in the vicinity.
An Israeli cycling team was excluded from an October race in Italy, the Giro dell'Emilia, because of concerns over potentially disruptive pro-Palestinian protests. Organizers made the decision after protesters repeatedly disrupted the recent Spanish Vuelta.
Seven of the past 11 days of racing at the Vuelta were cut short or interrupted because Spain's government estimated more than 100,000 people were on the streets in Madrid during the final stage in September.
The protesters said their actions were aimed at denouncing Israel's military campaign in Gaza after Hamas' deadly attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Hegseth hints major defense spending increase, reveals new details on Trump’s anti-narcoterrorism operations
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth offered new details Saturday about how he personally authorized the Trump administration’s first strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel off Venezuela on Sept. 2, telling Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson that he watched the strike live in the Pentagon after giving the green light.
Earlier in his keynote remarks, Hegseth declared that President Donald Trump is the true heir to Ronald Reagan’s "peace through strength" doctrine, accusing past bipartisan leaders of drifting into endless wars.
After his speech, Hegseth sat down with Tomlinson for a Q&A that revealed new details about the Sept. 2 operation, which he said was the first in a series of more than 20 U.S. strikes targeting cartel-linked narco-terrorist networks across the Caribbean.
He also sharply rejected reporting that he had instructed U.S. forces to kill all individuals on the boat.
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"Does anybody here from the Washington Post? I don’t know where you get your sources, but they suck," Hegseth said when asked if he had ever issued such an order. "Of course not… you don’t walk in and say, ‘Kill them.’ It’s just patently ridiculous."
Hegseth also said it took "a couple of weeks, almost a month" to build the intelligence required for the first strike. He said the Pentagon had to reorient assets that had been focused "10,000 miles around the other side of the world for a very long time."
He kept strike authority at his level only for the initial operation due to its "strategic implications."
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"The briefing that I received before that strike was extensive, exhaustive," he said. "Military side, on the civilian side, lawyers, intel analysts, red-teaming… all the details you need to strike a designated terrorist organization."
Hegseth said the target was part of an organization President Trump had formally designated as a terrorist group.
"My job was to say execute or don’t execute," he said.
He approved the strike.
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According to Hegseth, he viewed the mission feed "for probably five minutes or so" before moving to other tasks once the strike shifted to tactical execution.
Hours later, Hegseth said he was informed by commanders that a second strike was necessary.
"There had to be a re-attack, because there were a couple of folks that could still be in the fight," he said, citing access to radios, a possible link-up point with another boat and remaining drugs on board.
"I fully support that strike," he said. "I would have made the same call myself."
He added that re-attacks are common in combat zones and fell "well within the authorities of Admiral Bradley," who now oversees strike decisions. Hegseth said he no longer retains approval authority for subsequent missions.
Addressing questions about survivor protocols, Hegseth pointed to a later incident involving a semi-submersible drug vessel.
"In that particular case, the first strike didn’t take it out, and a couple of guys jumped off and swam," he said. After the vessel was struck again and sank, U.S. forces retrieved the survivors.
"We gave them back to their host countries," he said, adding that the situation "didn’t change our protocol" but reflected different circumstances.
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Hegseth argued that the operations have already had a deterrent effect. "We’re putting them at the bottom of the Caribbean… it will make the American people safer."
Tomlinson pressed Hegseth on President Trump’s public statement that he did not oppose releasing the unredacted video of the first strike.
"We’re reviewing it right now," Hegseth said, citing concerns over "sources, methods," and ongoing operations.
Hegseth said defense spending is one of the issues that "keeps [him] up," adding that he was recently in Oval Office meetings about the FY26 and FY27 budgets.
Asked directly whether defense spending as a share of GDP will rise, he replied: "I think that number is going up," while declining to get ahead of President Trump.
"We need a revived defense industrial base," he said. "We need those capabilities. We need them yesterday."
Tomlinson also asked whether Hegseth regretted using Signal ahead of combat operations in Yemen, referencing a recently closed inspector general review.
"I don’t live with any regrets," Hegseth said. "I know exactly where my compass is on our troops." He argued that morale has surged under Trump.
"The revival of the spirit inside our military… the desire to join and re-enlist is at historic levels," he said.
Asked whether he prefers troops equipped with more AI-enabled tools or autonomous systems replacing them, Hegseth said the modern battlefield requires both.
"It has to be both," he said. "What AI is doing to ten, 100, 1,000-x the speed of sensing… is critical."
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Tomlinson ended with a traditional Reagan Forum question: who Hegseth wants to win the Army–Navy game.
"Well, I’m with Navy," he said, before adding that the Marine Corps "stood strong" during political "nonsense" in recent years.
Dr. Oz warns Walz to address alleged Somali Medicaid fraud or lose federal funding: ‘We’ll stop paying’
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on Friday warned Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz that the state could lose federal Medicaid funding unless it restores "the integrity" of its program.
In a post on X, Oz claimed that more than $1 billion had been stolen through a massive Medicaid fraud scheme carried out by "bad actors" within Minnesota’s Somali community, alleging that some of the funds "may have even made its way to the Somalian terrorist group Al-Shebab."
"Our staff at CMS told me they’ve never seen anything like this in Medicaid — and everyone from Gov. Tim Walz on down needs to be investigated, because they’ve been asleep at the wheel," Oz said.
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Oz demanded Walz take the following corrective measures within 60 days:
"If we’re unsatisfied with the state’s plans or cooperation, we’ll stop paying the federal share of these programs," Oz warned.
The CMS administrator pointed to two Minnesota Medicaid programs launched in recent years, noting dramatic spikes in costs.
The "Housing Stabilization Services" program, projected at $2.6 million annually, paid out over $100 million in 2024, according to Oz.
The "Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention" program grew from $3 million in 2018 to nearly $400 million in 2023, he said.
"These scammers used stolen taxpayer money to buy flashy cars, purchase overseas real estate, and offer kickbacks to parents who enrolled their kids at fake autism treatment centers," Oz said. "Some of it may have even made its way to the Somalian terrorist group Al-Shebab. … "So why didn’t Walz stop them? That’s simple: because he went all-in on identity politics."
Minnesota officials previously reported the problem to CMS but failed to address it effectively, according to Oz.
"We stepped in and shut down the worst program: housing. We also froze provider enrollment in a few of the most abused programs," Oz said.
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Oz added, "The message to Walz is clear: either fix this in 60 days or start looking under your couch for spare change, because we’re done footing the bill for your incompetence."
The move comes as President Donald Trump recently announced a flurry of actions to crack down and investigate fraud schemes in Minnesota, which he has assailed as a "hub of money laundering activity," and cited as the basis of his decision to terminate deportation protections for hundreds of Somali migrants.
This past week, senior Trump administration officials announced fresh investigations, including a new Treasury Department probe into how taxpayer dollars were allegedly diverted to the terrorist organization al-Shabaab, according to Secretary Scott Bessent.
Walz's office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.
Disgraced teacher accused of using Google Docs to groom underage student before alleged sex crimes
A Palm Beach County, Florida, science teacher is behind bars after investigators say he used a shared Google Doc to secretly communicate with a student before engaging in sexual acts with her at school and inside his apartment, according to an arrest affidavit.
Elias Gordon Farley, 26, a former teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Boca Raton, was arrested after the student reported the alleged abuse on Nov. 18.
The teen told detectives the interactions began as casual conversations during the previous school year, but over the summer, Farley allegedly created a shared Google Doc where the two wrote messages back and forth.
Investigators said the file later contained explicit entries describing sexual activity and planning when they would meet privately.
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According to the affidavit, the student said the relationship became physical in mid-September inside Farley’s office, where he touched her beneath her clothing. She told detectives the encounters continued for weeks in both his office and a classroom.
By late September and into October, she said the pair were engaging in sexual acts, including oral sex and, at one point, intercourse inside a classroom on campus.
The student also described visiting Farley’s apartment twice in early November after recognizing details he had mentioned about its location and layout. She told deputies that several sexual encounters occurred during those visits.
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Detectives later executed a search warrant and said they found bedding, condom wrappers and furniture matching her description. Farley’s roommate confirmed he had not been home on the dates the teen said she visited.
School surveillance video reviewed by deputies also appeared to support her account, showing Farley and the student entering his office together on Nov. 7 and later entering a classroom for about an hour.
The situation came to light after the student confided in an art teacher on Nov. 14 and showed her bruises and bite marks she said came from Farley. Administrators were informed the next day, suspended Farley immediately and reported the matter to child welfare authorities.
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Farley refused to speak with detectives after being read his Miranda rights, according to the affidavit.
Farley was booked into the Palm Beach County Main Detention Center late on Dec. 4 and is being held on $500,000 bond, jail records show. He faces charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and offense against a student by an authority figure.
In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, Donna Klein Jewish Academy said it is cooperating fully with the investigation and called the situation "a difficult time for all of us at Donna Klein."
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"We are approaching this serious situation with the utmost care, keeping the well-being of our students, faculty and families at the forefront," a spokesperson said.
The school said it is working closely with families, teachers and staff to ensure they have the support they need, adding that its priority is maintaining "a safe, compassionate and educational environment for all."
The spokesperson said no additional details would be released "out of respect for the privacy of our community" but that Farley is no longer employed at the school.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office at 561-688-3000.
Louisiana manhunt continues as dangerous inmate charged with attempted murder remains on the run
Louisiana authorities are continuing to search for the last of three inmates who broke through a deteriorating wall on Wednesday and escaped a jail about 130 miles northwest of New Orleans.
The three inmates, identified as Keith Eli, 24, of Opelousas, Johnathan Jevon Joseph, 24, of Opelousas, and Joseph Allen Harrington, 26, of Melville, allegedly used sheets and other items to scale an outer wall, drop onto the roof of the first floor and lower themselves to the ground, according to a statement from the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office.
Harrington killed himself with a hunting rifle Thursday after a standoff with police at a home in Port Barre, The Associated Press reported.
Prior to his escape, St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office records show he was charged with nine felonies, including home invasion and aggravated assault with a firearm.
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Police nabbed the second escapee, Joseph, the next day following a foot chase.
Sheriff's officials said a tip led deputies to a home where he was hiding out, according to the report. He surrendered after fleeing to a nearby storage shed.
Joseph, also a convicted felon, was previously charged with principal first-degree rape, along with drug and gun offenses.
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The third missing inmate, Eli, remains missing and is charged with attempted second-degree murder.
"We would prefer that he surrender himself peaceably, but we will not rest until he is captured," St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby J. Guidroz wrote in a statement obtained by the AP.
In May, 10 prisoners escaped a minimum-custody New Orleans jail after removing a toilet from a wall inside a cell and crawling through it.
Video cameras in the facility captured the brazen escape, with footage showing the group scaling a fence, using blankets to protect themselves from barbed wire, and running across an interstate to a nearby neighborhood where they changed clothes.
Inmates wrote messages including, "To Easy LOL" and "WE INNOCENT," among other things, near the hole they used to flee the jail.
The last remaining fugitive, a four-time convicted killer, was arrested five months after the escape following a standoff with authorities in Atlanta.
Three jail employees have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, Fox News Digital previously reported.
An internal investigation has been initiated, and the jail supervisory staff will be providing a comprehensive report, according to Guidroz.
California health officials issue urgent warning to mushroom foragers after deadly poisoning outbreak
Health officials in California this week warned the public about foraging for mushrooms after a deadly outbreak struck the middle part of the state.
The California Poison Control System has identified at least 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning that left one adult dead and several others, including children, with severe liver damage.
One might even need a liver transplant.
The poisoning was likely caused by the Death cap mushroom, which is easily confused with edible mushrooms. Officials warned to also watch out for the destroying angel mushroom, which also grows in California.
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Residents in California’s Monterey County became sick after eating mushrooms found at a local park and another outbreak happened in the San Francisco area.
Symptoms can range from mild to moderate, depending on how much of the mushroom was consumed, and include stomach cramping, diarrhea, nausea, organ failure and liver damage and in rare cases, death, the poison center said.
Even if gastrointestinal symptoms improve, serious complications can still occur, including liver damage, the poison control center warned.
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"Death cap mushrooms contain potentially deadly toxins that can lead to liver failure," Erica Pan, director of the California Department of Public Health, said in a statement. "Because the death cap can easily be mistaken for edible safe mushrooms, we advise the public not to forage for wild mushrooms at all during this high-risk season."
Mushrooms grow in abundance during California’s rainy season — October through March — but the poison control center warned that "eating the wrong wild mushrooms can cause serious illness or even death."
Hundreds of poisonings are reported to the center each year, most causing severe illness and sometimes death.
Half of the roughly 4,500 mushroom poisonings reported across the U.S. in 2023 were in children, according to the National Poison Data System annual report, who may pick and eat them while playing outside.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Rosie O'Donnell's Trump obsession continues unabated from Ireland as friends beg her to 'disconnect'
Rosie O’Donnell is sounding the alarm about her ongoing fixation with President Donald Trump.
The 63-year-old, along with some of her friends and family, spoke to the Washington Post about her move to Ireland after Trump's reelection last November, and one thing was made clear from the article: she "can't resist" speaking about Trump.
O’Donnell told the outlet that she promised her therapist the Wednesday before Thanksgiving that she would refrain from posting about Trump for two days.
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It fell apart within hours.
A longtime friend, Jennifer Kopetic, was described as "annoyed" when she told O'Donnell during a recent visit, "Roseann, you’ve got to detach. You’ve got to disconnect."
She vowed again — three days this time — telling her 1.2 million Instagram followers she was "gonna try again to not give him a minute of me." However, she failed that attempt, too.
O’Donnell has said her emotional spiral began the moment Trump was elected.
"I felt on the verge of crying … when he got elected," she previously told an Irish TV audience in March, explaining she feared a second term.
The former talk show host said her concerns were personal. A lesbian mother of five — with her youngest, 12-year-old Clay, identifying as nonbinary and diagnosed with autism — O’Donnell feared what she saw as Trump-era hostility toward LGBTQ Americans and the potential gutting of federal support for special-education programs.
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The Washington Post reported that during Trump’s first term, she channeled her anxiety into more than 200 angry digital portraits of the former president on her iPad, labeling him "Moron," "Loser" and "Liar."
That kind of "obsessed" focus on Trump is exactly what convinced O’Donnell she had no choice but to leave the U.S.
Her brother Eddie, who is helping with her Irish citizenship application, called her move abroad "the best decision she’s made… honestly."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
O’Donnell’s recent remarks came after she said the political stress she carries is spilling into her family — especially her daughter, who she said blames Trump for uprooting their lives.
"My daughter is now saying, ‘Damn him. Damn Trump,’" O’Donnell said during an appearance on "The Jim Acosta Show."
According to O’Donnell, her daughter hit their table in frustration, shouting: "He made us move for our own safety … and now he’s destroying the country."
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O’Donnell acknowledged the difficulty of trying to keep her daughter shielded from the chaos while still being honest about why they left.
"She hears everything. She recognizes what’s going on," she said.
The comedian added she’s ready to step back from political combat.
"Somebody can tap me out… I did 22 years. I don’t need to do any more."
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The White House wasted no time responding to O’Donnell’s renewed attacks.
"Rosie O’Donnell clearly suffers from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome, and it’s better for the entire country that she decided to move away," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital earlier this week.
O’Donnell moved to Ireland after claiming Trump threatened to strip her of U.S. citizenship.
In October, she announced she was pursuing Irish citizenship, citing her grandparents’ roots and her desire for distance from American politics.