Overview

• In a Wednesday night Truth Social post, the president said he was "giving serious thought" to taking away O’Donnell’s citizenship and attached a heavily altered image of her.
• U.S. presidents lack authority to revoke the citizenship of natural-born Americans, according to a 1967 Supreme Court ruling and State Department guidance.
• Loss of citizenship is generally limited to voluntary acts defined in law, and the United States recognizes dual nationality with countries including Ireland, none of which turns on presidential decision.
• The message repeats a similar threat Trump made in July, and reporters noted there was no clear precipitating event for the renewed statement.
• O’Donnell has been living in Ireland since March and has said she is seeking Irish citizenship.