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Express Tribune
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Trump vs O'Donnell
"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 on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. "She is a threat to humanity, and should remain in the wonderful country of Ireland, if they want her." Is revoking the citizenship of the actor, who was born in the US, something President Trump could legally do? As reported by DW, following the post over the weekend, experts were quick to point out that the threat is unconstitutional and cited the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1868, which established that "all persons born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside." "The president has no authority to take away the citizenship of a native-born US citizen," University of Virginia School of Law professor Amanda Frost told the US news agency, the Associated Press. "In short, we are a nation founded on the principle that the people choose the government; the government cannot choose the people." US citizens can voluntarily renounce their citizenship, but the process is strictly regulated. It involves two separate interviews and requires taking an "oath of renunciation of US nationality," as outlined by the State Department. 'New levels' of denaturalisation The US president has similarly threatened to strip away citizenship from naturalised citizens, notably that of his former ally, billionaire Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa. He also questioned the citizenship status of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. The Democratic politician was born in Uganda, and moved to New York City at age 7, becoming a US citizen in 2018. A Supreme Court ruling from 1967 determined that the US government can't usually strip citizenship without a person's consent, but this can still happen in cases where fraud was involved in the citizenship process. "Denaturalisation is no longer so rare," Cassandra Burke Robertson, a professor at Case Western Reserve University's law school, told news site Axios. The increase began during former President Barack Obama's administration, she noted, as new digital tools allowed authorities to track down potential naturalisation fraud cases. "But the Trump administration, with its overall immigration crackdown, is taking denaturalisation to new levels," Robertson added. The Trump administration is also seeking to end birthright citizenship. On July 10, a US federal judge issued a new nationwide ruling blocking Trump's executive order, but the constitutionality of the order is still unresolved. Why Trump hates O'Donnell The feud between Trump and O'Donnell spans nearly two decades. The talk show host first publicly commented on Trump's lack of moral standards in 2006 amid a Miss USA Pageant controversy. That prompted a vicious reaction from the then-host of reality TV show The Apprentice. The grudge only deepened when Trump became president in 2016, as the comedian kept criticising his policies. At the beginning of 2025, O'Donnell left the US in reaction to Trump's reelection: "It's been heartbreaking to see what's happening politically and hard for me personally as well," she said on TikTok in March, as she revealed having moved to Ireland with her child. She is reported to be in the process of securing Irish citizenship through descent. She has since pursued her criticism of Trump's policies from abroad. Most recently, in a TikTok that some observers believe could have prompted Trump to react with his threat on Truth Social, she criticised his administration's response to the Texas floods, claiming the president gutted "all of the early warning systems and the weathering?forecast abilities of the government." Following Trump's headline-grabbing Truth Social post, O'Donnell fired back on Sunday with an Instagram post featuring a photo of Trump with his arm over the shoulder of child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In the post, O'Donnell dares Trump: "You want to revoke my citizenship? Go ahead and try, King Joffrey with a tangerine spray," she wrote, referring to a much loathed, sadistic, authoritarian character from Game of Thrones.
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Donald Trump Threatens to Take Away Rosie O'Donnell's Citizenship
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is giving "serious consideration" to taking away citizenship from American-born comedian Rosie O'Donnell. In a post on Truth Social Saturday, Trump said O'Donnell "is not in the best interests of our Great Country." "She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her," Trump said, adding, "GOD BLESS AMERICA!" O'Donnell has long criticized Trump, with comments being made during her time as a host on ABC's talk show The View back in 2006. At the time, Trump was the owner of the Miss USA Pageant, and O'Donnell questioned how he would be a moral compass to the women competing, a Huffington Post article published Saturday reported. "Left the first wife, had an affair, left the second wife, had an affair, had kids both times," O'Donnell said on the show adding, "But he's the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America?" This is a breaking news story. Updates to come.
