President Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s US citizenship, calls her ‘a threat to humanity’

President Donald Trump has openly suggested that Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship should be withdrawn and called her “a threat to humanity,” intensifying his long-running dispute with the comedian and actress.

In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Saturday, July 12, Trump made the provocative claim, rekindling a savage personal feud that has lasted for almost 20 years and transcended both political and international boundaries.

In her Truth Social post, Trump, now 79, responded to reports that O’Donnell had lately moved to Ireland, citing her deep disenchantment with the political landscape in the US, especially after Trump’s second inauguration in January 2025.

In response to this ruling, Trump wrote: “I’m seriously considering revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship because she is not in line with the interests of our Great Country.”

She is a threat to humanity and, if they will allow it, should remain in the stunning nation of Ireland.
“May God bless America!”

Civil rights organizations and legal experts were incensed by the post right away, pointing out that a U.S. president is not allowed to withdraw an American-born person’s citizenship for political dissension.

However, Trump’s comments have fueled one of the most heated and well-publicized celebrity-political confrontations in recent history.

In December 2006, O’Donnell, who was co-hosting ABC’s The View at the time, made headlines for her harsh criticism of Trump for allowing former Miss USA Tara Conner to retain her title following allegations of drug and alcohol abuse by minors.

This marked the beginning of their tense relationship.

O’Donnell criticized Trump’s moral character and financial dishonesty, casting doubt on his authenticity.
“He isn’t self-made,” she stated in the piece.

“He had an affair, cheated on his first wife, divorced the second, and had more children—yet he’s the moral compass for twentysomethings?

Donald, have a seat and spin.
I’m not fond of him.

Her comparison of him to “a snake-oil salesman on Little House on the Prairie” further derided his persona.

Trump responded right away and angrily.

“She’ll regret saying those things,” he said in an interview with People magazine, calling O’Donnell “a woman out of control.”

Rosie is not a winner.
An absolute loser.

In addition, he threatened to sue for allegedly making comments that were disparaging of his commercial activities.

“She gave misleading information.

“I’ll probably sue her—it will be enjoyable,” he continued.

After that, Trump and O’Donnell started a spat that was often discussed in the media and on social media.

On Twitter, Trump frequently made fun of O’Donnell’s looks, personal life, and career setbacks.

When O’Donnell said she was engaged to Michelle Rounds in 2011, Trump wrote on Twitter, “I feel bad for Rosie’s new partner—imagine how disappointed her parents must be to see their daughter with Rosie.”

Absolute failure.

The question of Trump’s history of disparaging women was posed during the 2015 Republican primary debate.

The rivalry became a recurrent element of his political identity when he dismissed the question by responding, “Only Rosie O’Donnell,” to a mixture of astonishment and applause.

Regarding the emotional toll that Trump’s assaults have taken on her, O’Donnell, 63, has been open.
She disclosed in a 2017 People magazine interview that the feud caused a great deal of tension and anxiety.

According to her, “it was worse than anything I went through as a kid.”

“He started the bullying of me, so it was public, national, and in some ways socially acceptable.”

According to her, Trump supporters have been harassing her both publicly and online, and the hostility has even affected her personal life.

O’Donnell became one of Trump’s most ardent celebrity detractors after the president’s election victory in 2016.

Speaking out at public rallies, she took part in numerous protests, and in 2018, she even assisted in planning an anti-Trump Broadway sing-along event outside the White House.

She was well-known in the resistance movement opposing Trump’s presidency because of her candour.
After Trump defeated a split Democratic field to win re-election in 2024, O’Donnell declared she had decided to depart the nation.

Her life has apparently been more private since she moved to a small town in western Ireland.

She recently spoke to Irish network RTÉ, saying, “I just needed peace after everything that’s happened.”
“This nation brought me a sense of peace that I haven’t experienced in years.”

Trump still makes mention of her in his speeches and on social media, even though they are far apart.

In one widely shared incident, Irish and British media sites reported that Trump said, “Do you even know who she is?” in response to an Irish journalist who questioned Taoiseach Micheál Martin in jest if O’Donnell was “Ireland’s responsibility now.”

It’s better that you don’t know.

Attorneys quickly noted that Trump’s most recent claim—that he would invoke citizenship over political opposition—would not hold up in court.

Harvard professor of constitutional law Laurence Tribe told The Washington Post, “The president, even one known for his authoritarian tendencies, does not have the unilateral power to revoke an American citizen’s nationality, especially not as retaliation for political or personal criticism.”

It is utterly un-American to use such language.

Human rights organizations, on the other hand, have denounced the remark as a misuse of political power.

“Rosie O’Donnell is not the only issue here,” stated David Cole, legal director for the ACLU.

This concerns a former president who implied that disagreement will result in exile.

The basic fact is that that is risky.

Despite the criticism, O’Donnell hasn’t spoken much in the days after Trump’s most recent tirade.
On Sunday afternoon, she merely wrote, “Twenty years of this,” in a single tweet.

Still not worn out.

Once viewed as a personal drama, the two personalities’ ongoing hostility has now gained national significance, highlighting the profound divisions in American politics and society.

A celebrity feud has turned into a metaphor for the larger conflict between authoritarianism and free speech, bullying and disobedience, and populism and resistance.

The fact that Trump and O’Donnell continue to enjoy devoted followings on opposite sides of the spectrum suggests that this rivalry is far from done.