President Donald Trump has reopened his long-running feud with comedian Rosie O'Donnell, threatening to strip her of U.S. citizenship while she resides in Ireland. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated, 'As previously mentioned, we are giving serious thought to taking away Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship. She is not a Great American and is, in my opinion, incapable of being so!'
O'Donnell, who moved to Ireland earlier this year following Trump's 2024 election victory, responded on her Substack, vowing never to renounce her American citizenship. She argued that Trump lacks the constitutional authority to revoke it, saying, 'He can't do that because it's against the Constitution... the only way you're allowed to take away someone's citizenship is if they renounce it themselves.'
The president has made similar threats before, despite having no legal power to strip citizenship from native-born Americans. The U.S. Constitution does not grant the president such authority. O'Donnell is reportedly still in the process of obtaining Irish citizenship to become a dual national.
The feud dates back to 2006, when O'Donnell criticised Trump on 'The View' over his handling of the Miss USA contest. It resurfaced during the 2015 Republican primary debate when Trump referenced O'Donnell in response to Megyn Kelly's question about his language towards women.
O'Donnell recently faced backlash after posting a video claiming the shooter in a Minneapolis Catholic school shooting was a Trump supporter and white supremacist. She later apologised, admitting she had not verified the information before sharing it.
