There has been an ongoing public feud between Rosie O’Donnell and Donald Trump, with tensions escalating recently after the president’s threat to revoke her citizenship.
The animosity between Donald Trump and Rosie O’Donnell is well-documented and dates back many years.
This past weekend, the dispute reached new heights.
Trump unexpectedly targeted O’Donnell, a comedian and vocal critic, by issuing a threat on Truth Social.
In his post, Trump stated: “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. She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
After Trump secured a second term, O’Donnell relocated to Ireland with her 12-year-old son, though she has continued to voice her opposition to Trump and his actions publicly.
Legal experts have pointed out that Trump’s threat to revoke O’Donnell’s citizenship holds no legal ground.
Amanda Frost, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, explained the constitutional limitations of such a threat.
Frost stated that the Supreme Court, in a 1967 decision, confirmed that the Fourteenth Amendment protects a citizen’s nationality from being revoked by the government.
She elaborated: “The president has no authority to take away the citizenship of a native-born US citizen.
“In short, we are a nation founded on the principle that the people choose the government; the government cannot choose the people.”
Nevertheless, O’Donnell issued a strong response to Trump by referencing a significant controversy he’s involved in.
On Instagram, O’Donnell posted a photo of Trump alongside Jeffrey Epstein.
She captioned the image: “You are everything that is wrong with America and I’m everything you hate about what’s still right with it.
“I’m not yours to silence. I never was.”
Trump has consistently refuted any allegations of misconduct and claimed he did not associate with the convicted pedophile prior to his death in 2019.
Despite this, an official statement from the FBI and the Department of Justice has led to discontent even among Trump’s steadfast supporters.
Both agencies have concluded that Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide and dismissed the existence of a client list used for blackmailing influential figures.
Trump has expressed frustration with reporters who challenge these findings and lamented the ongoing focus on Epstein, despite having promised during his campaign to ‘declassify the Epstein files’.