Rosie O’Donnell said Sunday she feared President Donald Trump’s “pawns” on the U.S. Supreme Court could enable him to revoke her American citizenship after the president suggested on social media that he was considering doing so.
Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he was giving “serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” calling O’Donnell “a Threat to Humanity” and saying she “should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland.” O’Donnell made her comments in an interview on “60 Minutes Australia,” where she discussed a decadeslong feud with the president and her decision to move to Ireland after his January inauguration.
During the interview, host Adam Hegarty said he had read that Trump planned to revoke O’Donnell’s citizenship. “That’s what he said,” O’Donnell replied, adding that such a move would be “against the Constitution as of now.” She acknowledged, however, that she worried about the possibility the Supreme Court might side with Trump because, she said, he has “pawns” on the bench.
O’Donnell repeated language she used last week on her Substack, where she dismissed the idea that the president could legally strip her of citizenship. “He can't do that because it's against the Constitution, and even the Supreme Court has not given him the right to do that... he's not allowed to do that,” she wrote, adding that the only way someone can lose U.S. citizenship is by renouncing it themselves.
O’Donnell told “60 Minutes Australia” she would like to return to the United States to see older children and handle family matters when it is safe, and that she was consulting advisers about the timing and safety of any visit. She has spoken publicly about feeling depressed and drinking heavily after Trump’s first victory, details she has discussed in prior interviews and posts.
Fox News Digital contacted the White House for comment on Trump’s social media post. The president’s message prompted renewed attention to the limits of presidential authority and the role of the Supreme Court, though O’Donnell emphasized her constitutional view that the government cannot unilaterally revoke citizenship absent renunciation.
The exchange underscores the continued escalation of public disputes between Trump and high-profile critics. O’Donnell, a former talk-show host and frequent Trump adversary, has long been a vocal opponent of the president, and her move abroad has been framed by her team as a response to safety and personal-health concerns.
The dispute adds to a list of controversies in which Trump has used social media to target critics. O’Donnell’s comments reflect both a legal assertion — that the Constitution bars involuntary revocation of citizenship — and a political concern about how shifts in the composition of the Supreme Court could affect longstanding legal protections. The White House had not publicly responded to O’Donnell’s interview at the time of publication.