Trump renews threat to strip Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship

President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed a public threat to strip comedian Rosie O'Donnell of her U.S. citizenship, posting on Truth Social that he was "giving serious thought" to revoking her status and calling her "not a Great American" and "a threat to humanity." The exchange comes after O'Donnell, a longtime critic of the former president, moved to Ireland earlier this year and said she is pursuing Irish citizenship.

Trump accompanied his message with an altered photograph of O'Donnell. The post said she should remain in Ireland if the country wants her. The president has not set out any legal basis for his threat. Legal scholars and constitutional precedent indicate a president does not have unilateral authority to revoke the citizenship of a native born American, and commentators point to the 14th Amendment and past Supreme Court rulings as constraints on executive action.

O'Donnell, who was born on Long Island and has cited Irish ancestry through her father, has publicly defended her move to Ireland as necessary for her family's safety and well being. In interviews and social media posts she described leaving the United States in January as a decision driven by...