President Donald Trump is reigniting an old feud, with a new constitutional overreach. In a recent Truth Social post, Trump threatened to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship, calling her a “Threat to Humanity” and suggesting she should stay in Ireland, where the lesbian comic and actress recently relocated.
Trump posted,
“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!”
But under the U.S. Constitution, he can’t. The 14th Amendment clearly states that anyone born or naturalized in the U.S. is a citizen, and no president has the power to take that away. O’Donnell was born in Long Island, New York. O’Donnell did not hold back after Trump’s post. On TikTok, she called Trump a mentally ill, untreated criminal.
On Instagram, she posted a photo of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, writing,
“Hey Donald — you’re rattled again? 18 years later and I still live rent-free in that collapsing brain of yours. You call me a threat to humanity — but I’m everything you fear: a loud woman, a queer woman, a mother who tells the truth, an American who got out of the country b4 u set it ablaze…. You want to revoke my citizenship? Go ahead and try, King Joffrey, with a tangerine spray tan. I’m not yours to silence, I never was.”
This feud is nothing new. In a 2016 debate, Trump famously said, “Only Rosie O’Donnell” when asked about insulting women. He’s also called her “dumb” and “disgusting.” O’Donnell, now in Ireland, says she won’t return until America feels safer. She continues to criticize Trump on social media. And it seems she is not alone in this battle.
Now, Rosie’s longtime rival is standing with her. After more than two decades of tension between them, Ellen DeGeneres—who’s been quiet in the media since the end of her show—posted a surprising message of support. Ellen shared a carousel on Instagram: one screenshot of Trump’s post, one of Rosie’s full response, and a simple caption—“Good for you @rosie.”
Ellen’s public defense adds a surprising twist to the Trump vs. Rosie saga, reminding viewers that queer solidarity can rise even from old divides.
