There was always going to be one inevitable diversion to the recent bust-up between Rosie O’Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View – Donald Trump rolling up his sleeves and windmilling into the fray screaming insults as loudly as possible.

So thank heavens that it has finally happened. After a tense day of wondering just when exactly Donald Trump was going to offer his belligerent, finger-jabbing response to the split-screen screechfest between Rosie O’Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View this week, Donald Trump came to the rescue late yesterday, unexpectedly deciding to back Rosie O’Donnell in the fight and making the observation that Elisabeth Hasselbeck is “one of the dumber people in television.” We’re torn – while it’s heartwarming that Donald Trump is capable of extending an olive branch of sorts to Rosie O’Donnell, he’s basically just let an opportunity to string together an hour-long tirade of fat lesbian jibes slip through his fingers, and we’re not sure we can ever really forgive him for such a schoolboy error.