Ellen DeGeneres makes rare political comment in support of Rosie O’Donnell after Trump threatens her citizenship
Ellen DeGeneres steps in to back Rosie O’Donnell after Trump threat
- Donald Trump threatened to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's US citizenship, labelling her "a Threat to Humanity" on his Truth Social account.
- Rosie O'Donnell responded robustly on Instagram, referring to Trump as "King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan" and asserting she embodies "everything [he] feared."
- Ellen DeGeneres, who has relocated to the UK, publicly expressed support for Rosie O'Donnell via an Instagram post.
- President lacks the power to strip citizenship, though Trump has pursued ending birthright citizenship and his administration plans to "maximally pursue" denaturalisation.
- Both O'Donnell, now residing in Ireland, and DeGeneres, living in the U.K., have moved outside the U.S., with O'Donnell explicitly linking her relocation to Trump's presidency.