Pooped Donald Calls Babwa a "Puppet"

Posted Jan 10th 2007 1:15PM by TMZ Staff

Like a fighter worn down by too many rounds in the ring, Donald Trump limply swatted back at Rosie and Babwa after their attack on him this morning.

In a statement, Trump again assailed Walters' truthiness, saying she "lied with Star Jones and now she has chosen to lie again." He also dubbed her a "sad figurehead dominated by a third-rate comedian." Moreover, Trump provided this brief review of this morning's "The View": "It was sad to see Barbara read her statement off a cue card. Rosie just pushed her out like a ("pathetic") puppet."

Trump also gave a dull spin to the ratings for "The Apprentice's" Sunday debut, saying that it was "#1 from 10:30 to 11:00 in all of television." (It finished a distant third in the ratings for its full 10 pm to 11 pm timeslot.)

On her blog at rosie.com, O'Donnell posted a picture of herself and boss Walters (oddly, however, looking in different directions) and topped TMZ's analysis of her and Trump's ratings with the title, "Loving BW," an apparent reference to Barbara Walters.

Filed under: TV, Celebrity Feuds, Rosie O'Donnell

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1. I think it's funny how biased this site is in Rosie's favor. You're making it sound like she's taking him to town when really that's not the case at all.

Posted at 1:36PM on Jan 10th 2007 by Freddie

2. Enough already

Posted at 1:45PM on Jan 10th 2007 by jimbo

3. Keep it going WaWa...though Trump will end up looking like a big brat, you stand the risk of losing all journalistic credibility...I mean afterall, wasnt Journalism your Choice of Career for these 6 decades, and the View thing was meant as something light and cheery? Dont ever think of being involved in real news again for there is something fishy going on about your own credibility here. You win now go collect your Prize---another co host with an agenda taking over your show.

Posted at 1:46PM on Jan 10th 2007 by Joe Citizen

4. It's a shame that Barbara Walters has had a distinguished career only to wind up in the mud with Rosie in her twilight. And she surely is in her twilight. I think it's time for all us fans to make light of this trio of Rosie, Barbara and the Donald and make jokes.

Posted at 1:47PM on Jan 10th 2007 by Karlee

5. I'm starting to think this whole thing may have gone too far...

Posted at 1:50PM on Jan 10th 2007 by pete

6. Barbra didn't lie with Star.. She was simply allowing the woman to leave with some dignity. She wasn't pulling a Trump with the public humiliation of "YOU'RE FIRED" Stop trying to spin it into something it's not.

Trump lost... He needs to go away quietly and lick his wounds.

Posted at 1:51PM on Jan 10th 2007 by M

7. Let's forget and move on. DT is a big ASS. Please do not lower yourselves any more. I enjoy The View and do not watch the apprentice. I enjoy the cooments from the panel -- after all -- it is a show about their personal views. Let us not coninue on as first graders. Act as adults and move on. Please do not make any more comments about DT. He is old, ugly and not worth any more time. I do not enjoy hearing about the BIG BAG OF WIND (DUMP TRUCK).

Posted at 1:51PM on Jan 10th 2007 by sango

8. Rosie is history once the ratings start to decline. She signed her own death warrant on Monday, when she verbally attacked Walters. That item made Walters look bad in public, which she will never forget or forgive. But for now, Walters has to play ball, or her credibility and her show's ratings will tank. But I have no doubt she personally despises Rosie, and is just waiting for the right pretext to get rid of her.

Trump gambled on a ratings bonanza with his stunt, but lost. Not the first time, or the last for him. I doubt he really cares on a personal level.

As for Rosie, one wonders why she is such an angry person. Probably anatomical.

Posted at 1:54PM on Jan 10th 2007 by CB

9. "Like a fighter worn down from too many rounds in the ring?" LOL...Does this mean we can start calling him Mike Tyson?

Posted at 1:54PM on Jan 10th 2007 by Michele

10. What's so sad about all this is that the public is eating it up like a $1.99 Las Vegas all-you-can-eat buffet. Wouldn't surprise me if all of this was cooked up by publicists from the get-go.

Posted at 1:55PM on Jan 10th 2007 by kiki_k

11. Get over it comb over KING, you are OLD and UGLY. The only reason why your wife married YOU is because you HAVE MONEY!

Posted at 1:56PM on Jan 10th 2007 by Tammera

12. Wow!!!!

The View is HITTING BACK!!!!

Good.

I'm soooooo sick and tired of Donald Trump. It's time for the Appentice to Die and for him to leave the airwaves. I'm sick and tired of Barbara Walters too. I believe trump when he says Barbara KNIFED Rosie.

That's Barbara's style. May they BOTH cease to exist.

Posted at 1:56PM on Jan 10th 2007 by banga

13. Let's forget and move on. DT is a big ASS. Please do not lower yourselves any more. I enjoy The View and do not watch the apprentice. I enjoy the cooments from the panel -- after all -- it is a show about their personal views. Let us not coninue on as first graders. Act as adults and move on. Please do not make any more comments about DT. He is old, ugly and not worth any more time. I do not enjoy hearing about the BIG BAG OF WIND (DUMP TRUCK).

Posted at 1:59PM on Jan 10th 2007 by sango

14. I love that she has the comments section turned off on her website. What's the matter Rosie afraid of what people will say?