Camilla Jessen
Donald Trump’s latest jab at Rosie O’Donnell takes a serious turn as he floats the idea of revoking her U.S. citizenship.
Rosie O’Donnell has never minced words when it comes to Donald Trump.
The long-standing feud between the comedian and president has now reached a new and highly controversial level, as Trump took to social media over the weekend threatening to strip O’Donnell of her U.S. citizenship.
Speaking to CNN from her new home in Ireland, where she relocated with her nonbinary child after Trump’s reelection, O’Donnell dismissed the threat with characteristic bite—and a serious warning of her own.
Trump’s escalation
On his platform Truth Social, Trump lashed out at the comedian once again, this time writing:
“Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship. She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
The remark has drawn immediate backlash from legal experts and political observers alike, many pointing out that revoking the citizenship of an American-born citizen is not only unconstitutional but legally impossible under U.S. law.
CNN’s Supreme Court analyst and Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck called the move “patently unconstitutional,” noting that “even in the rare cases where denaturalization is possible, citizens born in the U.S. are protected under the Constitution.”
Rosie: “I’m not yours to silence”
Rosie O’Donnell, who has frequently criticized Trump’s policies and rhetoric, wasted no time in firing back. In an Instagram post, she mocked the former president’s remarks:
“you want to revoke my citizenship? go ahead and try, king joffrey with a tangerine spray tan. i’m not yours to silence. i never was.”
She later appeared on Irish public broadcaster RTÉ Radio 1, where she reiterated her stance, calling Trump a “danger to the world” and doubling down on her criticism.
“I am very proud to be opposed to every single thing he says and does and represents,” she said. “I think he’s a racist and he’s misogynistic and he’s sexist.”
While she acknowledged that Trump likely can’t legally carry out the threat, O’Donnell expressed concern about how far he might go given recent expansions of executive authority.
“The Supreme Court has given him unbridled powers, and who knows what he can and can’t do?” she said. “This is not America. This is not democracy.”
A feud with a long history
The hostility between Trump and O’Donnell dates back nearly two decades.
It escalated publicly in 2006 when O’Donnell, then a host on The View, criticized Trump’s business record and called him a “snake-oil salesman.”
Trump fired back with personal insults, branding her a “loser,” a “pig,” and threatening lawsuits.
Their public war of words has continued ever since, often reigniting when one takes a public swipe at the other.
For now, Rosie O’Donnell says she’s content in Ireland, where she claims she and her child have found safety and acceptance.
“Not a day has gone by that I thought it was the wrong decision,” she told CNN recently. “I was welcomed with open arms.”
