Oh, this is rich.
Donald Trump is set to sue Rosie O'Donnell after she branded him a "snake-oil salesman" and called his staging of a press conference - in which he decided to allow Miss USA Tara Conner to keep her crown despite underage drinking - a publicity stunt.
"Because his show ‘The Apprentice' is starting again in January, he held a big press conference to see if he was going to allow Miss USA, such a prestigious title," Rosie said on "The View" while rolling her eyes. "It's basically a model competition . . . They have one question in Miss USA, yeah and they're like ‘I'd like to cure cancer and end world hunger – and then I'd like to go to Studio 54 and do some crack.'"
"There he is, hair looping, going everyone, everyone deserves a second chance," Rosie said. "He's the moral authority? Left the first wife, had an affair, left the second wife, had an affair, had kids both times, but he's the moral compass for twenty year olds in America. Donald, sit and spin, my friend."
She also said she expected him to sue her but added "he'll probably be bankrupt by that time so I won't have to worry."
So Donald fired back on the various entertainment shows later Wednesday. On "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" he called Rosie "fat" and "ugly on the inside and outside" and on and on. And he said this to "Access Hollywood": "She says things that come to her mouth, she's not smart, she's crude, she's ignorant and to be honest I look forward to suing Rosie. I'm gonna sue her and I look forward to it. She's really very dangerous for the show."
Real dangerous. Ratings are through the roof and feuds like this only pump them up more.
Trump also branded Rosie "a loser." "Rosie's been a loser for a long time. Her magazine failed, she got sued. She folded up like a tent. Rosie is somebody out of control who really just doesn't have it and she ought to be careful because I'll send one of my friends to pick up her girlfriend and I think it would be very easy."
Can you BELIEVE this dude? How old is he? Three? You'd think a man with that much money and that bad a hairdo would have a much thicker skin. I was considering checking out the new season of "The Apprentice" since it takes place in L.A. and reportedly has two gay male contestants. But I don't think I'll be able to watch this bore - especially after he started calling names at a woman who has a bigger heart than most and is far more deserving of our respect than Donald Chump.
And Mr. Chump, maybe Rosie's wife Kelli isn't as shallow as you are and will resist temptation unlike you, who left Ivana - the mother of your three children - for a younger woman. They have four children and you should have more respect.
Meanwhile, "View" Executive Producers Bill Geddie and Barbara Walters weighed in on the verbal fracas releasing this statement: "Both Rosie and Donald are high-spirited, opinionated people. Donald has been a friend of "The View" for many years and Rosie, of course, is our enormously popular moderator. We cherish them both and hope the New Year brings calm and peace."

Gee Barbara and Bill, way to stand behind your gal.