And Just Like That, Trump Wants to Take Away Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship

Trump says he’s considering revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship, and one question is on everyone’s mind: does that mean Mary will never again appear on AJLT? No, no, the real question is whether the case that erodes birthright citizenship in America will be based on decades-old showbiz beef. Trump made his vague threats on social media Saturday. “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,” he wrote. Trump also suggested O’Donnell stay in Ireland, where she emigrated in January.

Can Trump do this? Well, that depends on whether you believe in the rule of law in 2025. “The president has no authority to take away the citizenship of a native-born U.S. citizen,” University of Virginia School of Law professor Amanda Frost told the Associated Press. “In short, we are nation founded on the principle that the people choose the government; the government cannot choose the people.”

O’Donnell isn’t backing down. She and Trump’s beef began in 2006, when she called out Trump for moral hypocrisy on The View. “the president of the usa has always hated the fact that i see him for who he is - a criminal con man sexual abusing liar out to harm our nation to serve himself,” O’Donnell wrote on Instagram in a response to Trump. “he is a dangerous old soulless man with dementia who lacks empathy compassion and basic humanity- i stand in direct opposition all he represents.” O’Donnell added that he can’t deport everyone who stands against Trump, “ur a bad joke who cant form a coherent sentence.”

• [AP]

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