Overview
- On July 12, President Trump declared on Truth Social that he was "seriously considering" revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship, calling her "a Threat to Humanity."
- Rosie O’Donnell fired back on Instagram, mocking Trump as "rattled" and challenging his power to silence her.
- Ellen DeGeneres broke her long-running feud with O’Donnell by posting “Good for you @rosie” alongside screenshots of the exchange.
- Celebrities including Andy Cohen, Loni Love, Mandy Moore, Ilana Glazer and Sara Ramirez rallied to O’Donnell’s defense in Instagram comments.
- Legal experts and federal courts have affirmed that the 14th Amendment prohibits any unilateral presidential effort to strip birthright citizenship, even as a DOJ memo outlines expanded denaturalization plans.