Rona Barrett
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Sep 29, 2026
Jeff CopelandGUEST
The question I was asking was, what kind of future did I have, okay, as a unfortunate, you know, little misfit in Redneck, Missouri? And I discovered Rona Barrett's autobiography in the public library.
Jeff CopelandGUEST
And it was the story about a chubby, unattractive little girl growing up in New York who was bullied mercilessly.
Jeff CopelandGUEST
And what she did was she basically said, fuck this.
John ParkerHOST
Absolutely.
John ParkerHOST
Well, I'm looking to diving into definitely parts of it here.
John ParkerHOST
So the queer book that saved your life is Rona Barrett's autobiography.
Jeff CopelandGUEST
Right, it's called Miss Rona.
John ParkerHOST
And
Joanna ColesHOST
Mm-hmm
Michael WolffPANELIST
... from, it must be 1979 or 1980, and Trump is, um, uh, is, there's, Trump is doing an interview with the, um, the then gossip columnist Rona Barrett.
Michael WolffPANELIST
Remember her?
Joanna ColesHOST
No, I don't remember Rona Barrett.
Joanna ColesHOST
I've never heard of Rona Barrett.
Michael WolffPANELIST
O- okay.
Michael WolffPANELIST
Very big.
Michael WolffHOST
I mean, I just was speaking as somebody in the White House, and I referred to the war, meaning the war in Iran, but this person says, which war? And there is a clip that people in the White House send around.
Michael WolffHOST
This is people in the White House from, it must be 1979 or 1980, Trump is doing an interview with the then-gossip columnist Rona Barrett.
Michael WolffHOST
Remember her?
Joanna ColesHOST
No, I don't remember Rona Barrett.
Joanna ColesHOST
I've never heard of Rona
Michael WolffHOST
Barrett.
Michael WolffHOST
Okay, very big, major Hollywood gossip columnist of the era.
Michael WolffHOST
70s, 80s.