Remember when celebrities just acted in movies? For nearly two decades, America has watched Hollywood stars throw bigger and bigger tantrums over Donald Trump’s political success. Tearful election nights. Promises to leave the country. The entertainment world has turned hating Trump into its own special kind of show. But when these tantrums cross into spreading dangerous lies about tragic events, even patient Americans have to ask—where’s the accountability?
I’ve watched this circus for years, but this latest chapter takes the cake. We’re talking about a celebrity whose anti-Trump rage has gotten so bad, she’s now running her resistance movement from Ireland. Think about that. She claims to fight for American values while getting citizenship in another country. She refuses to actually live in the nation she claims to be saving. Is this what patriotism looks like now?
President Trump announced Wednesday that he is “giving serious consideration” to revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship. This is their biggest fight yet. “As previously mentioned, we are giving serious thought to taking away Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship. She is not a Great American and is, in my opinion, incapable of being so!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. The White House officially reposted his statement.
Now, the Constitution doesn’t actually let presidents strip natural-born citizens of their nationality. The Supreme Court ruled in 1967 that citizenship can only be given up on purpose. Yeah, presidents can’t actually do that—but stick with me here. Trump’s frustration with O’Donnell comes from something way more serious than their usual public fights.
The Minneapolis Mistake
O’Donnell recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons. She posted a video falsely claiming that a Minneapolis Catholic school shooter was a “White guy, Republican, MAGA person” and “White supremacist.” The truth? Completely different. The shooter was transgender. They had actually written “Kill Donald Trump” on a rifle magazine. Her rush to blame conservatives for this tragedy that killed two children wasn’t just biased. It was dangerous. She used dead kids to score political points.
From ‘Breitbart’:
“I didn’t go online and haven’t seen them ’til today, but you are right. I did not do my due diligence before I made that emotional statement, and I said things about the shooter that were incorrect. I assumed, like most shooters, they followed a standard MO and had standard, you know, feelings of….. you know, NRA loving kind of gun people.”
Did she really just admit she assumes all shooters are conservatives? Yes, she did. Let that sink in for a minute.
A History of Hollywood Hysteria
This isn’t O’Donnell’s first dramatic response to Trump winning. After his 2024 victory, she fled to Ireland with her daughter. She blamed the “current political climate” for abandoning America. She’s now getting Irish citizenship while declaring she won’t return until it’s “safe for all citizens to have equal rights” in America.
Here’s what gets me—she claims America lacks equal rights while using her right to freely leave. She criticizes the country from abroad. Can you see the irony here? Neither can she, apparently.
The comedian has even admitted that Trump’s first presidential win sent her spiraling. Depression and “overdrinking,” she said. This emotional instability makes her false accusations about the Minneapolis shooting even worse. When celebrities with huge platforms spread lies based on feelings instead of facts, real people get hurt.
Trump’s threat to revoke O’Donnell’s citizenship is theater. He first called her a “Threat to Humanity” back in July. He can’t actually do it, but it shows a deeper truth. There’s a massive divide between America’s entertainment elite and regular citizens. Millions of Americans engage in politics the right way. They accept wins and losses with dignity. Meanwhile, celebrities like O’Donnell spread false information. They flee the country. They keep attacking from foreign soil.
The real scandal isn’t Trump’s legally toothless threat. It’s that someone who claims to love America so much would casually lie about a national tragedy. Then she runs to Ireland instead of facing what she did. Is this what fighting for America looks like? Maybe O’Donnell’s self-imposed exile is exactly where she belongs. Far from the country she claims to love but can’t stand to actually live in when her candidate loses.
Key Takeaways
- Rosie O’Donnell falsely blamed conservatives for a Minneapolis school shooting before fleeing to Ireland
- Trump threatened to revoke her citizenship, though the Constitution prevents this
- O’Donnell admitted making emotional assumptions about “NRA loving” people without checking facts
- Her self-imposed exile reveals Hollywood’s disconnect from everyday Americans
