President Donald Trump has reignited his long-standing feud with comedian and former TV host Rosie O’Donnell, this time by threatening to revoke her U.S. citizenship in a post published on his Truth Social platform.
“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,” Trump wrote.
“She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
O’Donnell’s representatives responded by pointing media outlets to a personal statement she shared on Instagram the same day, declining further comment.
O’Donnell Relocated to Ireland After Trump’s Election
In March, O’Donnell revealed that she had moved to Ireland earlier in the year, citing political disillusionment and personal well-being as key reasons for her decision.
“It’s been heartbreaking to see what’s happening politically and hard for me personally as well,” O’Donnell said at the time. “The personal is political, as we all know.”
She relocated on January 15, just before Trump’s second inauguration.
A Feud Dating Back Years
Trump and O’Donnell have publicly sparred for nearly two decades, dating back to her time as co-host of ABC’s The View between 2006–2007 and again from 2014–2015. Trump’s recent comments are the latest in a string of attacks on O’Donnell, who has frequently criticized his presidency and political agenda.
In her latest response on Instagram, O’Donnell posted a photo of Trump alongside the late Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, and accused the president of being “rattled.”
“You call me a threat to humanity – but I’m everything you fear:
a loud woman, a queer woman, a mother who tells the truth,
an American who got out of the country before you set it ablaze,” she wrote.
She went on to highlight her move to Ireland as a decision rooted in seeking a better life for her autistic child and a rejection of the political climate under Trump.
“You want to revoke my citizenship? Go ahead and try, King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan,” she wrote.
“I’m not yours to silence. I never was.”
Legal and Political Implications
While the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from arbitrarily revoking citizenship of natural-born Americans without due process, Trump’s comments were widely viewed as symbolic and political rather than legally actionable.
O’Donnell, born in New York, is a natural-born citizen of the United States. Legal experts note that citizenship revocation is extraordinarily rare and only occurs in cases involving proven acts of fraud or allegiance to foreign enemies — none of which apply in this context.
A Continued Critique from Abroad
Since her relocation, O’Donnell has used social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram to express relief at being away from what she described as a toxic political environment. In a video posted in March, she said she felt “healthier” and was “sleeping better” without the constant stress of being singled out by the president.
The public spat adds another chapter to the years-long conflict between Trump and O’Donnell — a dynamic defined by mutual disdain, political jabs, and starkly opposing views on the state of America.