Outspoken, liberal talk show host Rosie O’Donnell returned to the set of The View last week and gave updates on her children.

She announced that her oldest son, Parker, had joined the Citadel and was “the number one Cadet” at his school.

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“…How do you annoy your left-wing liberal pacifist mother? You become a big military man,” said O’Donnell.

She said she was “very proud” of him but seemed surprised at the answer she received when she asked him why he chose this career path.

“Only in America, mom, could somebody like you who came from a horrible childhood, grow up and adopt kids like me who needed a family and I owe something to this country,” O’Donnell quoted her son.