Rosie O’Donnell says she wasn’t surprised by President Donald Trump’s threat to revoke her U.S. citizenship, calling it just the latest in their long-running feud.
In a TikTok video posted Tuesday, the 63-year-old comedian addressed Trump’s comments from earlier in the week, when the president took to social media and wrote:
“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.”
O’Donnell, who moved to Ireland in January with her 12-year-old child Clay, responded calmly but firmly.
“I’m good. I’m safe here in Ireland. I’m out of the reach of the Tangerine Mussolini,” she said, using a nickname she’s used before for Trump. “I have to say, I was expecting him to do something this absurd — for a few reasons. Number one, I read Project 2025. Number two, I’ve had 20 years of abuse from him, so I knew it wasn’t going to stop. And number three, I know myself — I wasn’t going to shut up.”
The Trump-O’Donnell feud dates back to 2006, when O’Donnell criticized Trump’s handling of the Miss USA scandal on The View and mocked him as a “moral authority” despite his messy personal life. Trump, in turn, called her “a woman out of control” and has frequently insulted her publicly ever since.
This week’s threat marked a new level, but legal experts have already dismissed it as unconstitutional. Because O’Donnell was born in New York, her citizenship is protected by the 14th Amendment. It cannot be revoked by any president.
O’Donnell made clear she has no intention of giving it up voluntarily.
“I will never renounce my American citizenship,” she said. “I’m waiting happily for my Irish citizenship so I can be a dual citizen — but I will never renounce my U.S. citizenship. Ever.”
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She also spoke more personally about her decision to leave the U.S., saying the emotional toll of Trump’s presidency drove her to seek distance.
“My heart couldn’t take the pain of what he was going to do — and what he, in fact, has done. Coming to Ireland was necessary for my health and my sanity.”
O’Donnell also repeated her belief that Trump is mentally unfit for office.
“I believe that his dementia forces him to think he actually is a king,” she said. “We don’t have kings in America. That’s why America exists — no monarchy, liberty and justice for all.”
Before ending her video, she criticized Trump’s supporters and questioned the country’s leadership priorities.
“You don’t let Grandpa use the electric knife on the turkey at 80 — but we’re gonna give him the nuclear codes?” she said. “They’re letting him subvert the Constitution. A criminal, a convicted felon, a sexual abuser — with no morals — and they’re giving him carte blanche.”
O’Donnell, who has been vocal about her opposition to President Trump for years, said she will continue speaking out, regardless of the political consequences.
“I wasn’t going to shut up,” she reiterated. “And I’m not going to start now.”
