Rosie O’Donnell drops plans to stay at Trump hotel as GLAAD calls a boycott of his businesses

Rosie O’Donnell had a lot of people scratching their heads because of her plans to stay at Donald Trump’s Chicago hotel while she tapes her new talk show for the Oprah Winfrey Network.

But now Rosie, who famously feuded with Trump while she was co-host of The View, has changed her mind.

A rep for Rosie tells The Advocate that she will not be staying at the hotel while looking at real estate options in the Windy City.

GLAAD praised Rosie’s change of plans.

“Rosie O’Donnell has sent an important message to the majority of Americans — gay and straight — who don’t agree with Donald Trump’s statements against marriage equality for all loving and committed couples,” said GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios.

Barrios added: “Fair-minded people should think twice about supporting a businessman who courts our dollars but advocates denying gay and lesbian couples protections that all families need to take care of each other.”

GLAAD is calling Trump out on his stance against same-sex marriage and has kicked off a “Tune Out Trump” campaign which calls on the LGBT community and its allies to boycott his his television shows, hotels, resorts, and golf courses.

“Trump is sending the message to the 1 million gay couples who are raising approximately 2 million kids in the United States that they shouldn’t be treated equally,”  GLAAD said. “He wants their viewership for his shows and their money at his properties — gay and lesbian travelers spend an estimated $17 billion a year for tourism — but Trump doesn’t want to allow them the same dignity and respect as all loving couples and families. This is both an unfair and unwise business practice.”

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