Ellen DeGeneres praises Rosie O'Donnell after Trump threatens to revoke citizenship

Ellen DeGeneres threw her support behind comedian Rosie O'Donnell after US President and convicted felon Donald Trump threatened to illegally revoke her US citizenship for moving her family to Ireland until "it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America".

Rosie, who was born in the United States, moved her family to Ireland earlier this year after Trump was re-elected - saying: "When it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America, that's when we will consider coming back." Rosie has been open about her dislike for Trump, with her trading insults online while she was a host on TV's The View in 2015.

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After the comedian said she would only consider returning to the US when it is "safe", Trump lashed out on his Truth Social platform, saying he's giving "serious consideration" to revoking her citizenship - something he is not legally able to do.

POTUS wrote: "Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship.

"She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!"

Removing the citizenship of a natural born citizen of the US would put the President in breach of the 14th Amendment of the constitution.

It guarantees: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

"No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States." Amid the feud, former talk show host Ellen took to her Instagram to share a screenshot of Trump's tweet.

She added: "Good for you @rosie." She also shared a screenshot of Rosie's response, which said: "Hey donald - you're rattled agan? 18 years later and I still live rent-free in that collapsing brain of yours.

"You call me a threat to humanity - but I'm everything you fear: a loud woman, a queer woman, a mother who tells the truth, an American who got out of the country b4 u set it ablaze. You build walls - I build a life for my autistic kid in a country where decency still exists.

"You crave loyalty - I teach my childre to question power. You sell fear on golf courses - I make art about surviving trauma. You like, you steal, you degrade - I nurture, I create, I persist."

Rosie concluded: "You are everything that is wrong with America - and I'm everything you hate about what's still right with it. You want to revoke my citizenship? Go ahead and try, King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan. I'm not yours to silence. I never was."

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