Ellen DeGeneres blames Trump for her US exodus

Ellen DeGeneres left the United States last year following Donald Trump's profitable bid to return to the White House during the presidential polling DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi sold their Montecito estate in August and purchased a farmhouse in the U K The move was initially slated as a part-time adventure where the couple could enjoy a limited months of the year across the pond but the comedian made things more permanent after Trump won the November elections We got here the day before the voting and woke up to lots of texts from our friends with crying emojis and I was like 'He got in' she reported broadcaster Richard Bacon during her first U K appearance since moving per the BBC And we're like 'We're staying here ' ELLEN DEGENERES BACKS ROSIE O'DONNELL AFTER TRUMP THREATENED TO REVOKE HER U S CITIZENSHIPShe's remained relatively private about her new life in the English countryside but keeps fans updated about farm living on social media It's absolutely beautiful she announced We're just not used to seeing this kind of beauty The villages and the towns and the architecture everything you see is charming and it's just a simpler way of life It's clean Everything here is just better the way animals are treated people are polite I just love it here The former talk show host added We moved here in November which was not the ideal time but I saw snow for the first time in my life We love it here Portia flew her horses here and I have chickens and we had sheep for about two weeks APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTAPP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTDeGeneres in recent days threw her backing toward fellow comedian Rosie O'Donnell who also fled the United States following Trump's referendum ELLEN DEGENERES SHOWS OFF ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE HOME AS SHEEP INVADE THROUGH OPEN DOOROne day after the president threatened to revoke O'Donnell's U S citizenship following her move to Ireland earlier this year DeGeneres gave Rosie a citizens shout out Good for you DeGeneres wrote atop a reposed image of Trump's threat and O'Donnell's lengthy response on Instagram APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POSTTrump referred to O'Donnell as a threat to humanity and wrote that Rosie's best interests were not for the United States I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship Trump wrote in a post to his social media platform Truth Social LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS She is a Threat to Humanity and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland if they want her GOD BLESS AMERICA he added O'Donnell fleetly responded to Trump's jab in several posts that she shared on her social media pages The A League of Their Own star posted a collage of photos centered around a screenshot of Trump's post on Instagram and blasted the politician in the caption The president of the USA has inevitably hated the fact that i see him for who he is - a criminal con man sexual abusing liar out to harm our nation to serve himself she wrote This is why i moved to Ireland - he is a dangerous old soulless man with dementia who lacks empathy compassion and basic humanity CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTEREarlier this year O'Donnell admitted she was shocked to hear why Ellen left the U S I ve never really known Ellen to say anything political in her life so I was surprised to read that she left because of President Trump Like that shocked me in fact O Donnell notified Us Weekly earlier this year I ve been a political person my whole life not better or worse it s just a different way to be in the world I was very clear about the reason why I was leaving and I don t think it came as a surprise to anyone We re not really in each other s worlds and it s been kind of awkward but you know what I wish her the best I wish that she has peace and love in her life and that she is OK While their relationship isn't strong O'Donnell insisted she harbors no ill will for the comedian I don t want to fight against another gay woman It s not like we re tenaciously opposed to each other O'Donnell declared We re just very different people We have had a few stuff in the past that we never resolved And not in any way as as partners or lovers or anything like that just as friends and comedians but I wish her the best I seriously do Fox News Digital's Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this document