Trump Just Threatened to Revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s US Citizenship - Here's Why

The US President threatened to revoke O'Donnell's citizenship over the weekend.Donald Trump reignited a bitter feud that goes back nearly two decades when he threatened to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship over the weekend.In a post shared to Truth Social on Saturday, the US president called the actor and comedian a “threat to humanity”, who is not in “the best interest” of the country. He then claimed he was “giving serious consideration to taking away her citizenship”.While Rosie has already fired back at the president, this fresh exchange is far from the first time the pair have traded barbs.It all started when Rosie laid into Trump during her time as a presenter on The View in 2006, which sparked a rivalry that has lasted nearly 20 years.If you’re wondering why their long-running feud is making headlines once again, here’s what has gone down between the pair over the last week and beyond.Rosie had strong words to say about Trump just hours before he threatened her citizenshipThe ‘Rosie vs. Trump’ dispute has been ongoing for many years at this point, but the actor and comedian made fresh comments about the president just hours before he launched a new tirade on his Truth Social platform.Speaking in a new interview with HuffPost UK which went live on Saturday morning, the screen legend explained why she relocated with her 12-year-old child to Ireland earlier this year.“I needed a place where I could slow it down and remove him from the scary place he lives in my psyche,” she explained, adding that she has “no regrets” about the decision.She also reflected on the impact of her public dispute with Trump, saying: “I do say to myself sometimes, ‘what are the chances that the one guy that I exposed for being a misogynist and a sexist pig on The View would become the president of the United States, and would still be hung up on the fact that I told the truth about him?’. I think to myself, ‘boy, my life would be easier if this hadn’t happened’,” she continued.She also spoke about how the rivalry became a bit of a punchline, before ultimately remarking that Trump has been a “very… shocking addition to my reality”.Rosie also spoke about the “cost” of the battle being too high for her, especially because she had to think about the wellbeing of her child, Clay, who is non-binary and autistic.Elsewhere in the interview, she spoke of Trump’s second term being “exponentially worse” than his first.She also called him an “obsessive liar” who “doesn’t understand the difference between reality and his delusion”.But their feud goes back much further than thatThis all started back in 2006 when Rosie was an anchor on the panel show The View. At the same time, Trump was the owner of the Miss USA pageant, which was facing controversy due to the behaviour of recently crowned winner Tara Conner, who made headlines for hard partying alongside allegations of drug and alcohol abuse.Trump addressed the matter by giving a press conference, defending Tara while insisting she should be given a second chance and be allowed to retain her crown.However, when this became a discussion point on The View, Rosie shared her take that Trump wasn’t exactly one to be considered a “moral authority”.“Left the first wife, had an affair, left the second wife, had an affair, had kids both times… but he’s the moral compass for 20-year-olds in America?” she said to rapturous applause, even delivering her own Trump impersonation.“Donald, sit and spin, my friend,” she continued, questioning his business credentials and calling him a “snake-oil salesman”.Trump hit back by branding the talk show star a “real loser”. From that moment, their dispute was solidified as Trump has continued to describe Rosie as a “loser” numerous times over the years.He’s insulted everything from her appearance and her career to her personal life.@rosietomorrow night im on irelands best talk show #thelatelateshow with host #patrickKIELTY - im honored and thrilled 😁- so tune in if u like 👍🏽 of its also my 63 rd birthday tomorrow! what a great way to celebrate- find me on substack - ROSIEODONNELL25 - with an orange check #speakkindlytoyourself♬ original sound - Rosie ODonnellAt the first Republican presidential primary debate in 2015, Trump was asked about his use of misogynist language like “fat pigs”, “dogs” and “slobs” as a way to describe women.He responded: “Only Rosie O’Donnell.”After Trump was inaugurated for a second time in January 2025, Rosie shared in a TikTok that she had moved to Ireland and would consider returning to America when “it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America.”Has Rosie said anything else recently?Ahead of Trump’s fresh attack on Saturday, Rosie posted a TikTok on Friday in which she criticised the Republican party and the current political climate in America.@rosiefriday #wimbledon#peace#cults#hope♬ original sound - Rosie ODonnell“He is definitely in a decline, and if you can’t see that, I don’t know what to tell you,” she said. In the same video, she hit out at Trump’s response to the recent Texas floods, claiming he gutted “all of the early warning systems and the weathering‑forecast abilities of the government”.Rosie also called Trump a “con man” and a “cult leader”.These comments came after she was already vocally critical of Trump and his administration over the years.What’s happened since?After Trump threatened to revoke Rosie’s citizenship, she quickly hit back by calling him a “King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan” – a reference to the authoritarian (and widely hated) character from Game Of Thrones – while daring him to “go ahead and try”.In the same post, she claimed to be everything Trump fears: “a loud woman, a queer woman, a mother who tells the truth”.She concluded the post by insisting she was “not yours to silence” and “never was”.Rosie also posted a picture of Trump with late sex offender and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, writing: “Hey Donald – you’re rattled again? 18 years later and I still live rent-free in that collapsing brain of yours.”View this post on InstagramA post shared by Rosie O’Donnell (@rosie)In another post, she claimed that Trump has “always hated the fact that I see him for who he is”, calling him a “dangerous old soulless man with dementia who lacks empathy, compassion and basic humanity”.Speaking during a new interview on the RTÉ Radio 1 programme Sunday with Miriam, Rosie said she was “very proud to be opposed to every single thing he says and does and represents”.Asked why she thinks she so successfully gets under Trump’s skin, Rosie replied: “Well, I think it’s because we grew up in the same area... I think I remind him of all the kids at school who never liked him. I’m a tough New York tomboy girl – and I think his crap never flew with me or New Yorkers.”As things stand, Trump cannot legally revoke Rosie’s citizenship, though his administration has sought to revoke birthright citizenship from children of parents who aren’t US citizens.Related...Rosie O’Donnell: ‘I Look At America, And I Feel Overwhelmingly Depressed’The Date Of Donald Trump's Second State Visit To The UK Has Been ConfirmedFormer UK Intelligence Chief Says Vladimir Putin Has 'Played Trump Like A Violin'

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