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Trump Renews Threat to Revoke Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. Citizenship

The Constitution protects O'Donnell's birthright status against presidential revocation.

L: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House on September 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. R: Rosie O'Donnell attends Sky's UK Premiere of "The Last of Us" Season II at Vue West End on April 10, 2025 in London, England.
US comedian and producer Rosie O'Donnell attends the 2024 Elle Women in Hollywood celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, November 19, 2024.
Comedian Rosie O'Donnell attends the Autism Speaks Los Angeles Gala at the Taglyan Complex on October 24, 2024.

Overview

  • Trump posted on Truth Social that he is "giving serious thought" to taking O'Donnell's citizenship and shared a digitally altered photo of her.
  • O'Donnell mocked the message on Instagram and Substack, invoked Epstein survivors, and said she will never renounce her nationality.
  • Constitutional precedent, including the 14th Amendment and Afroyim v. Rusk, bars stripping citizenship from a U.S.-born person without consent.
  • O'Donnell moved to Ireland in January, says she is seeking Irish citizenship through ancestry, and intends to retain her American citizenship.
  • The flare-up coincided with survivor and lawmaker pressure for wider release of Jeffrey Epstein files, which Trump labeled a "Democrat hoax."