Overview

• On July 12, President Trump used Truth Social to announce he is “seriously considering” revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship, calling her “a Threat to Humanity.”
• Constitutional scholars assert that only a federal court can strip citizenship through denaturalization and that the president has no unilateral power to revoke citizenship for native-born Americans.
• Federal judges have recently blocked Trump administration efforts to end birthright citizenship and expand denaturalization by executive order.
• O’Donnell responded on Instagram by labeling Trump “a criminal con man sexual abusing liar” and declaring she will not be silenced.
• The comedian moved to Ireland in January 2025 citing equal-rights and family-well-being concerns and continues to critique U.S. policy from abroad.