Trump Targets Rosie O’Donnell in Fiery Truth Social Rant, Suggests Revoking Her Citizenship
In a now-viral Truth Social post, former President Donald Trump reignited his long-standing feud with comedian and actress Rosie O’Donnell—this time going so far as to question her U.S. citizenship.
“Because Rosie O’Donnell is clearly not acting in the best interests of our Great Country, I am seriously considering revoking her citizenship,” Trump posted. “She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they even want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
The dramatic statement follows news that O’Donnell, a vocal critic of Trump for over a decade, had officially relocated to Ireland. Speaking to CNN earlier this year, O’Donnell explained her move came shortly after Trump’s 2024 election victory. “I knew it was time to go,” she said. “With Project 2025 gaining traction, I didn’t feel safe—not for me, and not for my child.”
O’Donnell, who moved overseas with her nonbinary child, has continued to speak out against the administration’s policies from abroad, often using her platform to criticize what she describes as an “increasingly authoritarian regime.”
Trump’s mention of stripping her citizenship—something that’s legally difficult, if not unconstitutional, in most cases—has sparked intense backlash online. Legal scholars and critics quickly pointed out that citizenship in the United States cannot simply be revoked at the president’s whim.
But Trump’s post wasn’t just a legal fantasy—it also carried his signature flair for showmanship and political theater. “She’s not just a threat to my ego,” one commentator joked on Twitter. “Apparently, she’s now a threat to humanity.”
The O’Donnell-Trump feud dates back to the early 2000s, but this latest escalation comes amid a deeply polarized national atmosphere, where political disagreement is increasingly met with dramatic rhetoric.
As for O’Donnell? She responded with a simple tweet from the Irish countryside:
“Still not missing America. Especially not that part.”
“I look at America and I feel overwhelmingly depressed,” she explained. “I knew what [the Trump administration] was planning to do, because I read Project 2025.”
She added: “I know what he’s capable of. And I didn’t want to put myself through another four years of him being in charge.
“I picked up and left before the inauguration – because I wasn’t going to take any chances.”
In fact, the feud between Trump and O’Donnell dates back to 2006 when she criticized him on The View, calling him a “snake-oil salesman” and an “orange slug.”
Trump responded to the insults, referring to the comedian as a “fat pig,” “loser” and “disgusting.”
Following the recent threats, O’Donnell responded to Trump. Taking to Instagram, she wrote, “Go ahead and try, King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan. I’m not yours to silence.”
In an interview on RTÉ Radio 1, she described Trump as “racist, sexist, and a threat to global stability.” O’Donnell added that although Trump probably can’t legally take away her citizenship, she warned that the Supreme Court is gaining too much power under his watch.