Trump Threatens To Take Away Rosie O'donnell's U.s. Citizenship

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President Donald Trump connected Saturday threatened to return distant comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship, thing that he cannot legally do, reigniting a decadeslong feud between nan pair.

“Because of nan truth that Rosie O’Donnell is not successful nan champion interests of our Great Country, I americium giving superior information to taking distant her Citizenship. She is simply a Threat to Humanity, and should stay successful nan awesome Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!” Trump wrote successful a station connected Truth Social connected Saturday.

Constitutionally, nan U.S. president doesn’t person legally person nan powerfulness to “take away” one’s citizenship, arsenic Trump is threatening to do. The 14th Amendment guarantees citizenship to anyone calved successful nan United States. O’Donnell was calved successful Commack, New York, according to IMDb.

Trump’s station connected Saturday comes arsenic his management has sought to revoke birthright citizenship from nan children of parents who are not U.S. citizens, but that has stalled successful court.

The president has also threatened to “look” at whether New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is successful nan U.S. illegally. There is nary grounds that Mamdani is successful nan U.S. illegally. Mamdani, who was calved successful Uganda, became a naturalized national successful 2018.

In a station connected Instagram later Saturday, O’Donnell responded to Trump’s Truth Social post, writing, “hey donald — you’re rattled again? 18 years later and I still unrecorded rent-free successful that collapsing encephalon of yours.”

“You telephone maine a threat to humanity —
but I’m everything you fear:
a large woman
a queer woman
a mother who tells nan truth
an land who sewage retired of nan state b4 u group it ablaze,” O’Donnell added.

The Instagram caption did not mention Jeffrey Epstein — nan disgraced financier who died successful 2019 aft allegations of activity trafficking — but nan photograph O’Donnell posted alongside her caption was 1 of Trump pinch his limb astir Epstein.

The Trump management faced disapproval from blimpish media figures this week aft claiming that an “exhaustive review” of files related to Epstein turned up nary “incriminating customer list” belonging to Epstein.

In her caption, O’Donnell besides addressed Trump’s threats to revoke her citizenship, comparing him to nan fictional King Joffrey from nan celebrated book bid and HBO show “Game of Thrones.”

“You want to revoke my citizenship?” O’Donnell wrote.
“Go up and try, king joffrey pinch a tangerine spray tan. i’m not yours to silence
i ne'er was.”

Trump’s latest attacks against O’Donnell came aft she revealed successful a March 2025 TikTok station that she had moved to Ireland successful January, saying, “When it’s safe for each citizens to person adjacent authorities there, successful America, that’s erstwhile we’ll see coming back.”

In that aforesaid video, O’Donnell besides said she was successful nan process of getting her Irish citizenship, arsenic she has Irish grandparents. The U.S. allows dual citizenship.

In March, during a sojourn to nan White House from Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, Trump addressed O’Donnell’s move to Ireland.

The U.S. president asked Martin, “Why successful nan world would you fto Rosie O’Donnell move to Ireland? I deliberation she’s going to little your happiness levels.”

Trump and O’Donnell person lobbed insults astatine each different for almost 2 decades, beginning successful 2006 erstwhile O’Donnell, past a co-host of “The View,” was captious of Trump’s decisions regarding a Miss USA winner.

The 2 exchanged jabs for years aft that, but nan spat drew headlines again erstwhile Trump ran for president successful 2015.

He invoked O’Donnell’s sanction on nan statement stage successful 2015, erstwhile he was asked astir his usage of nan position “fat pigs,” “dogs,” “slobs” and “disgusting animals” to picture immoderate women.

Alexandra Marquez

Alexandra Marquez is simply a authorities newsman for NBC News.

Lindsey Pipia

Lindsey Pipia is an Associate Producer for nan 2024 Political Desk.

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