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US President Donald Trump has announced the possible deprivation of citizenship of several well-known figures at once – businessman Elon Musk, politician Zohran Mamdani and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. The reason was their political views, which contradict the position of the current administration. This was reported by the CNN channel.
Speaking to reporters, Trump stressed that he was considering a sweeping denaturalization plan aimed at individuals he believes "do not serve the interests of the country."
In regard to Elon Musk, the head of Tesla and SpaceX, the president has raised the possibility of deportation. When asked by a reporter if he plans to deport Musk, Trump replied, “I don’t know, we’ll have to see.” Musk is a naturalized U.S. citizen — he was born in South Africa and became an American citizen in 2002.
Trump threatened to arrest Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and a member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. “We don’t want a communist in this country. If he does, I will watch him on behalf of the entire country,” he said. According to the president, there is a belief that Mamdani may have illegally obtained citizenship. However, there is no evidence to support this. Mamdani was born in Uganda and became a U.S. citizen in 2018.
Trump has called US-born actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell a "threat to humanity" and said he was "seriously considering" revoking her US citizenship. He wrote on his social media account, Truth Social, that she "does not serve the interests of our great country." In January, the actress moved to Ireland with her daughter and said she intended to obtain Irish citizenship, citing her heritage.
Under US law, deprivation of citizenship is possible only by court order, and only if citizenship was obtained illegally or with the concealment of material facts. Previously, such procedures were usually applied to former Nazis or war criminals.
Despite the loud statements, experts emphasize that the denaturalization process is extremely rare, complex and requires convincing evidence in court.
In the same context, Trump, answering a question about the possible deportation of British Prince Harry, said that he would “leave him alone” because “he already has enough problems with his wife.”
