Donald Trump stated he’s “giving critical consideration” to revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship in a social media publish made on Saturday, July 12. The previous president’s feedback are available response to O’Donnell’s ongoing criticism and her current transfer to Eire earlier this yr.
“Due to the truth that Rosie O’Donnell will not be in the perfect pursuits of our Nice Nation, I’m giving critical consideration to taking away her Citizenship,” Trump wrote. “She is a Menace to Humanity, and may stay within the great Nation of Eire, if they need her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
O’Donnell shortly responded to the publish, calling Trump “mentally ailing” and a “shame.” In an Instagram assertion, she wrote, “The president of the USA has at all times hated the truth that I see him for who he’s — a legal con man sexual abusing liar out to hurt our nation to serve himself.”
The long-running feud between Trump, 79, and O’Donnell, 63, dates again practically 20 years and has typically performed out within the public eye. Nonetheless, this newest trade raises questions on political rhetoric and the usage of social media to focus on particular person residents. As of now, there isn’t a authorized pathway for revoking an individual’s citizenship based mostly on political disagreement.