Alexandra Marquez and Lindsey Pipia, reporting on the crazy for NBC News:

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to take away comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship, something that he cannot legally do, reigniting a decadeslong feud between the pair.

“Cannot legally do” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

Trump’s insane threat was announced where he issues all of his official proclamations: “Truth” Social:

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!

1. The President of the United States doesn’t have the power to strip anyone of their citizenship.
2. Shouldn’t such a threat be impeachable?
3. Rosie O’Donnell gave a masterclass in how to respond to Trump. Just chef’s kiss perfection.

The media is treating Trump’s outburst as something worthy of debate—as though there’s a legitimate question of whether or not the President of the United States of America can just decide to revoke an American’s citizenship—rather than with outright ridicule, and a reminder that these diatribes are meant to distract from a very bad news cycle.

O’Donnell, however, understood her assignment and clapped back, hard—not once:

the president of the usa has always hated the fact that i see him for who he is - a criminal con man sexual abusing liar out to harm our nation to serve himself - this is why i moved to ireland - he is a dangerous old soulless man with dementia who lacks empathy compassion and basic humanity- i stand in direct opposition all he represents- so do millions of others - u gonna deport all who stand against ur evil tendencies - ur a bad joke who cant form a coherent sentence #nevertrump

… but twice:

hey donald –

you’re rattled again? 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 womana queer womana mother who tells the truthan 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 children to question power

you sell fear on golf courses –I make art about surviving trauma

you lie, you steal, you degrade –I nurture, I create, I persist

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 silencei never was

🇮🇪 rosie

—with her second Instagram post featuring a photo of Trump with his arm around Jeffrey Epstein.

I’m pretty sure Trump is now a blubbering mess in a corner of the White House.

I mean, more than usual.