Former resident Donald Trump wrote this Saturday in a social media post that he is "seriously" considering revoking U.S. citizenship from comedian and host Rosie O'Donnell, who was born in the United States.
In his post on Truth Social, the president wrote that O'Donnell "is not in the best interest of our Great Country."
"Due to the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interest of our great country, I am seriously considering revoking her citizenship. She is a Threat to Humanity, and she should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her," he said.
O'Donnell and Trump have been embroiled in a feud that spans nearly two decades, which began in December 2006 when the former co-host of The View criticized Trump's moral character during his tenure as owner of the Miss USA pageant.
The dispute has escalated over the years to become personal attacks on appearance and character, with Trump mentioning O'Donnell by name during a presidential debate in 2015 where he insulted her, and more recently, in a conversation with the Irish Prime Minister while he was in the Oval Office.
O'Donnell, born in New York, moved with her family to Ireland earlier this year, and stated on social media that "when it is safe for all citizens to have the same rights there in the United States, then is when we will consider returning."
"The president of the U.S. has always hated the fact that I see him for what he is, a criminal con artist sexual abuser liar out to harm our nation for his own benefit. That is why I moved to Ireland; he is a dangerous old man, a soulless individual with dementia, who lacks empathy, compassion, and basic humanity - I am in direct opposition to everything he represents - just like millions of people," wrote O'Donnell on Instagram following Trump's threat.
The Trump administration has committed to cracking down on illegal immigration and issued an executive order to revoke birthright citizenship, a measure currently stalled in the courts.
According to the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, "all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States."
The administration has also employed tactics to denaturalize certain citizens. In a memorandum dated June 11, Deputy Attorney General Brett A. Shumate wrote that the Civil Division of the Department of Justice "would prioritize and aggressively pursue denaturalization proceedings" for naturalized citizens—individuals who received their citizenship not by birthright—who have committed certain offenses.
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