Rosie O’Donnell is dismissing President Donald Trump’s latest threat as yet another episode in their decades-long public feud.
The comedian and actor responded Sunday to Trump’s claim that he was “seriously considering” revoking her U.S. citizenship, calling it just one more attempt to intimidate outspoken critics.
“I didn’t take it personally,” O’Donnell told Ireland’s RTÉ Radio during an appearance on Sunday with Miriam. “I’m just the latest name on a long list of artists, activists, and celebrities he’s threatened.”
Trump’s post on Truth Social Saturday described O’Donnell as a “Threat to Humanity,” saying he was weighing action to strip her of citizenship. “She should remain in the wonderful country of Ireland, if they want her,” Trump added.
O’Donnell, a native New Yorker, recently relocated to Ireland following Trump’s return to the White House earlier this year. Despite the move, the two have continued to exchange blows on social media.
In a defiant Instagram post hours after Trump’s comments, O’Donnell fired back:
“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.”
She also shared an old photograph of Trump alongside Jeffrey Epstein, a move that reignited public scrutiny over the president’s past connections to the convicted sex offender.
Trump’s latest remarks reflect a broader pattern from his administration, which has flirted with curbing citizenship rights and even questioned the legitimacy of natural-born Americans. Critics say the idea of stripping O’Donnell’s citizenship—particularly when she was born in the U.S.—has no legal basis and raises serious concerns about executive overreach.
O’Donnell made it clear she sees through the noise. “He emboldens people like himself,” she told RTÉ. “But I’m not going anywhere. I’ll keep speaking out—citizen or not.”
