Credited from: NEWSWEEK
President Donald Trump has threatened to revoke the U.S. citizenship of comedian Rosie O'Donnell, asserting that she is "not in the best interests of our Great Country." In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump characterized O'Donnell as a "Threat to Humanity" and suggested she should remain in Ireland, where she moved earlier this year, according to Indiatimes, Reuters, and HuffPost.
The feud between Trump and O'Donnell, which has persisted for nearly 20 years, intensified following her criticisms of his administration's handling of weather forecasting agencies after the recent Texas floods. O'Donnell called attention to inadequate disaster responses and attributed blame to Trump’s cuts to relevant federal agencies in a TikTok video expressing concern over the impact of such decisions, according to South China Morning Post, Al Jazeera, and Newsweek.
Legal experts have noted that Trump's threats to revoke citizenship lack constitutional validity, referencing the Supreme Court's 1967 ruling that prohibits such actions against native-born citizens. O'Donnell, born in New York, holds an inalienable right to citizenship, which cannot be overturned, according to sources including Los Angeles Times and CBS News.
In a response on her social media, O'Donnell declared, "the president of the USA has always hated the fact that I see him for who he is,” labeling him a “criminal con man” and articulating her intent to oppose his administration at every turn. This sentiment was echoed in her subsequent posts as she solidified her stance against Trump's policies, illustrating the long-standing animosity between the two, as highlighted by South China Morning Post, HuffPost, and Los Angeles Times.