Carlos Alcaraz's first loss in six Grand Slam finals comes against Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz's first loss in six Grand Slam finals comes against Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz must do something he's never been forced to before: He must figure out how to move past a loss in a Grand Slam final. Alcaraz was 5-0 in title matches at the majors until Sunday, when his reign atWimbledonended witha 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4defeat against No. 1Jannik Sinner. "It's always a bad feeling losing matches," the second-ranked Alcaraz said. "It's a little bit even worse when you lose in a final." Truth is, he isn't used to coming out on the wrong end of the score much at all. Alcaraz had won 20 matches in a row at the All England Club,grabbing the 2023 and 2024 championshipswith victories over Novak Djokovic. He came into Sunday on a career-long 24-match unbeaten streak this season. And he had taken five consecutive matches against Sinner, including their epicfive-set final at the French Openfive weeks earlier. "I just want to keep the good moments and try to forget the bad moments," Alcaraz said Sunday. "I just want to think, 'OK, I just played a final in a Grand Slam, and try to forget that I lost it.'" He started well at Centre Court, collecting the opening set with some spectacular play from 4-all, such as a 140 mph ace to hold for 5-4 and a cross-court backhand winner to break in the next game. But as the match wore on, his ability to get to Sinner's serve waned: Over the last three sets, Alcaraz accumulated only three break points and converted zero. Another issue was that Alcaraz's serving, while speedy, was spotty. Yes, there were 15 aces, but there also were seven double-faults. His first-serve percentage was just 53%. He was broken a total of five times, at least once per set. One particular problem was his second serve, because Sinner was hammering returns on those slower offerings. That left Alcaraz on the defensive too often. "Today was complicated, a little bit," Alcaraz said, crediting Sinner with being "one of the best returners on tour, without a doubt." "I mean, with the nerves and everything, it was difficult to serve better," Alcaraz said. "I just have to improve that, absolutely." He also acknowledged that if he had a dip in form, it was caused more by Sinner than any sort of fatigue. "He was pushing me to the limit on every point. So mentally, sometimes, it's really tough to maintain the good focus or the good level during the whole match when you see the opponent just playing such a great tennis," Alcaraz said. "At some points, I didn't know what I had to do in the match, because from the baseline, I was feeling he was better than me, and I couldn't do anything about it." ___ Howard Fendrich has been the AP's tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here:https://apnews.com/author/howard-fendrich. More AP tennis:https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

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Carlos Alcaraz's first loss in six Grand Slam finals comes against Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz's first loss in six Grand Slam finals comes against Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz must do somet...

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Chris Gotterup earns second career win with victory at Scottish Open

Chris Gotterup earns second career win with victory at Scottish Open

The biggest win of Chris Gotterup's career brought an emotional response. Gotterup shot a 4-under par 66 to outduel Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and win the Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday at North Berwick, Scotland. "This is awesome," Gotterup said, fighting back tears. "I'm not going to be able to keep it together." But he kept it together at key moments in the final round. Gotterup's 15-under 265 total was two strokes better than McIlroy and England's Marco Penge at The Renaissance Club. Gotterup won for the second time on the PGA Tour. Sunday's outcome guaranteed him a spot during the coming week in The Open Championship. Penge shot 66 in the final round and McIlroy posted 68. McIlroy, aiming to win the tournament for the second time in three years, led after back-to-back birdies on the fourth and fifth holes. But after a birdie on No. 8, he had pars across each of the last 10 holes. "Chris played a great round of golf," McIlroy said. "He was so solid. Made the bogey on 15 but bounced back with a really nice birdie on 16. Yeah, after he got a couple ahead, I just couldn't claw back." Denmark's Nicolai Hojgaard (64) and England's Matt Fitzpatrick (67) shared fourth place at 12 under. Gotterup used four birdies on a six-hole stretch ending at No. 12 to move to the top. He held a two-shot edge until his bogey on No. 15, where he hit his tee shot in the rough. But on the next hole, Gotterup rolled in a 10-foot birdie for a two-shot advantage again. He sensed it was a key situation. "This is it," he said of the moment, "and it went right in the center." Gotterup said he was most proud of how he held steady during the crucial stretches. "It's just so cool," he said. "I played really well this week, and I knew today was going to be tough. I hung in there like a champ and finished it off in style." Now with the opportunity to stay in Europe and play in The Open Championship, Gotterup will show up with new-found confidence. "I was a one-time champion," he said. "Two-time champ sounds a lot better. I know what I'm capable of and I know when I feel the way I did today, I can beat the best." McIlroy, the Masters champion, said he's in a good groove as he looks ahead to the coming week as he'll try to win a major for the second time this year. "It has been a great week," he said. "Missing the trophy, that's about it." Like Gotterup, Hojgaard also secured a spot in the Open Championship based on his work in Scotland. "I knew what was on the line," Hojgaard said. "I did the same thing in '23, actually. So I've done it before, and I kind of knew my game was in a good place." The best round of the day belonged to England's Justin Rose, who shot 63 and moved to sixth place at 11 under, which was one shot better than Austria's Sepp Straka (67). "That's maybe about as clean a round as I've played all year to be honest with you," Rose said. "People think about the Masters but there were a few bogeys in there whereas today was 7 birdies, virtually no long putts holed. It was just a very, very clean round of golf." World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler finished tied for eighth at 9 under after his second 67 of the tournament. Colombia's Nico Echavarria, who began on the back nine, hit a hole-in-one on the par-3 sixth hole, with the ball dribbling into the cup. He had a 67 for the round and was at 5 under for the tournament. "It's a tiny, tiny small part of the green where the pin is, and decided to go right at it," Echavarria said. "Good line by the caddie." Defending champion Robert MacIntyre of Scotland had a 71 for the second time in the tournament and finished at 2 over and tied for 65th. Because of weather concerns mostly related to fog, tee times were moved up and golfers were placed in threesomes. --Field Level Media

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Chris Gotterup earns second career win with victory at Scottish Open

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Florida lawmakers allowed into ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ say detainees packed into cages

Florida lawmakers allowed into 'Alligator Alcatraz' say detainees packed into cages

Deep in the hazardous and ecologically fragile Everglades, hundreds of migrants are confined in cages in a makeshift tent detention facility Florida's Republican governor calls "safe and secure" and Democratic lawmakers call "inhumane." Two days after filing a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for being "unlawfully denied entry" to inspect conditions at the facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," members of Congress and state representatives were given a limited tour Saturday to inspect conditions after calling the lack of access a "deliberate obstruction meant to hide what's really happening behind those gates," according to a joint statement from lawmakers. They said they heard detainees shouting for help and crying out "libertad"— Spanish for "freedom" — amid sweltering heat, bug infestations and meager meals. "They are essentially packed into cages, wall-to-wall humans, 32 detainees per cage," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida's 25th Congressional District, said during a news conference following their tour. The families of some of the detainees have also decried conditions in the facility, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials defend it as offering higher detention standards than many US prisons. On the tour, the lawmakers said they were not allowed to visit areas where migrants are currently being detained but instead were shown cells not yet being used. Wasserman Schultz said each cage contained three small toilets with attached sinks, which detainees use for drinking water and brushing their teeth, sharing the same water used to flush the toilets. When they toured the kitchen area, Wasserman Schultz said government employees were being offered large pieces of roast chicken and sausages, while the detainees' lunch consisted of a "gray turkey and cheese sandwich, an apple and chips." "I don't see how that could possibly sustain them nutritionally or not make them hungry," Wasserman Schultz said. "And when you have hungry people, obviously their mood changes." Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, who was also on the tour, said the lawmakers were concerned about reports of unhygienic conditions due to toilets not working and "feces being spread everywhere," but were denied access from viewing units where migrants are currently detained. They were also not permitted to view the medical facilities, with officials citing HIPAA laws, despite lawmakers being allowed to examine the medical facilities at other detention facilities, he said. "It is something everyone, whether you're Democrat, Republican or anything, should be deeply ashamed of," Frost said. "Immigrants don't poison the blood of this nation. They are the blood of this nation." US Rep. Darren Soto said lawmakers also witnessed evidence of flooding, highlighting serious concerns of what could happen to detainees if there's severe weather during what forecasters said may be abusy hurricane season. "What we saw in our inspection today was a political stunt, dangerous and wasteful," Soto said after the tour. "One can't help but understand and conclude that this is a total cruel political stunt meant to have a spectacle of political theater and it's wasting taxpayer dollars and putting our ICE agents, our troops and ICE detainees in jeopardy." About 900 people are currently detained at the facility, Wasserman Schultz said during the news conference but it has the capacity to hold 3,000 people, with room for more, according to Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. The wife of a 43-year-old Guatemalan man currently detained at "Alligator Alcatraz" told CNN her husband is enduring harsh conditions similar to those described by lawmakers who toured the facility. After more than two weeks in detention, she said, he has yet to see a lawyer. "There are too many mosquitoes … He's in a really bad condition. The power goes off at times because they're using generators," the woman told CNN in an interview Tuesday. "The detainees are being held in tents, and it is very hot there. They're in bad conditions. … There's not enough food. Sick people are not getting medication. Every time I ask about his situation, he tells me it's bad," she said. The Guatemalan woman said she, her husband, and their 11-month-old baby went fishing on June 25 in the Everglades. A Florida wildlife officer approached them and asked for documents. Her husband had a valid driver's license, she said, but when the officer realized she didn't have any documents proving she was in the country legally, the officer called immigration authorities who detained the whole family. After spending seven-and-a-half hours in what she describes as a "dirty holding cell," she and her baby – a US citizen – were released, but her husband was detained. She now wears an ankle bracelet. Her husband later told her he remained in detention at the Dania Beach Jail, near Fort Lauderdale, for eight days, before being transferred to "Alligator Alcatraz." Once transferred, he was unable to take a shower for six days and there were not enough facilities for washing hands, she said. On Friday, he was woken up at 3 a.m. to take a shower because of the number of people waiting for their turn, she said. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Florida detention facility, did not immediately reply to CNN's request for comment about specific allegations about conditions there. In awritten statementposted on X Tuesday, DHS said, "ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens. All detainees are provided with proper meals, medical treatment, and have opportunities to communicate with lawyers and their family members." In little over a week, workers transformed the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport from an 11,000-foot runway into a temporary tent city President Donald Trumptouredlast week. Trump raved about the facility's "incredible" quick construction during his visit and pointed to the detention center as an example of what he wants to implement "in many states." The project was fast-tracked under an executive order from DeSantis, who framed illegal immigration as a state emergency. CNN's Isabel Rosales and Natalie Barr contributed to this report For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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US Senate report faults Secret Service discipline after Trump shooting

US Senate report faults Secret Service discipline after Trump shooting

(Corrects year of shooting, paragraph 4) By Ryan Patrick Jones (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate report released on Sunday said a "cascade" of failures allowed a gunman to shoot at Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year and faulted Secret Service discipline including the lack of firings in the wake of the attack. The report, released a year after a 20-year-old gunman opened fire on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, grazing his ear, accused the Secret Service of a pattern of negligence and communications breakdowns in planning and execution of the rally. "This was not a single error. It was a cascade of preventable failures that nearly cost President Trump his life," the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee report said. The Secret Service is charged with protecting current and former presidents and their families, as well visiting foreign leaders and some other senior officials. One attendee of the July 13, 2024, rally was killed and two others were injured in the shooting. The gunman,  Thomas Matthew Crooks, was subsequently shot to death by Secret Service agents. "This was not a single lapse in judgment. It was a complete breakdown of security at every level — fueled by bureaucratic indifference, a lack of clear protocols, and a shocking refusal to act on direct threats," the committee's Republican chairman, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, said in a statement. Kimberly Cheatle resigned as the director of the Secret Service 10 days after the shooting, amid harsh scrutiny of the agency's role, and six Secret Service agents on duty during the attempt received suspensions ranging from 10 to 42 days, the agency said on Thursday. The committee said more than six officials should have been punished, and that two of those who were disciplined received lighter punishments than it had recommended. It highlighted the fact that no one was fired. Current Secret Service Director Sean Curran said in a statement that the agency has received the report and will continue to cooperate with the committee. "Following the events of July 13, the Secret Service took a serious look at our operations and implemented substantive reforms to address the failures that occurred that day," Curran said. (Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto; Editing by Scott Malone and Chizu Nomiyama)

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US Senate report faults Secret Service discipline after Trump shooting

US Senate report faults Secret Service discipline after Trump shooting (Corrects year of shooting, paragraph 4) By Ryan Patrick Jones (Reute...

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Kudermetova and Mertens win women's doubles final at Wimbledon

Kudermetova and Mertens win women's doubles final at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) — Veronika Kudermetova secured her first Grand Slam title by teaming up with Elise Mertens to win the women's doubles final at Wimbledon on Sunday, rallying to beat Hsieh Su-Wei and Jelena Ostapenko 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Centre Court. Kudermetova and Mertens were on opposite sides in the final in 2021 but were playing at Wimbledon together for the first time this year. They trailed 4-2 in the third set but won the last four games to seal the comeback. It is Mertens' fifth Grand Slam doubles title, and second at Wimbledon. In 2021, she teamed up with Hsieh to win a marathon final where they saved two match points against Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina. "I lost that final and it was so painful," Kudermetova said. "Today I said to myself, I really want it. And it's mine now." Hsieh has won the Wimbledon doubles title four times with three different partners. Ostapenko won the 2017 French Open singles title and was looking for a second major doubles title after winning the U.S. Open last year with Lyudmyla Kichenok. ___ AP tennis:https://apnews.com/hub/tennis

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Kudermetova and Mertens win women's doubles final at Wimbledon

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Patrick Mahomes is voted the NFL's top quarterback by AP writers

Patrick Mahomes is voted the NFL's top quarterback by AP writers

Patrick Mahomes still stands on top among NFL quarterbacks. The three-time Super Bowl MVP was voted the NFL's No. 1 quarterback by The Associated Press in a preseason survey. This time, he had more competition for the top spot after being a unanimous choice in 2023 and 2024. A panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at quarterback, basing selections on current status entering the 2025 season. First-place votes were worth 10 points. Second through fifth-place votes were worth 5, 3, 2 and 1 points. Mahomes, who led theKansas City Chiefsto consecutive Super Bowl titles in the 2022-23 seasons, finished with five first-place votes in the latest poll. Reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen got two, finishing second. Joe Burrow received the other first-place vote and came in third. Two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson finished fourth and Jalen Hurts, who outplayed Mahomes in Philadelphia's dominant Super Bowl victory over Mahomes and the Chiefs, was fifth. Jayden Daniels and C.J. Stroud also received votes. 1. PATRICK MAHOMES, Kansas City Chiefs Mahomes had a career-low 3,928 yards passing and tied for his fewest touchdown passes with 26, but still led the Chiefs to their third straight Super Bowl appearance and fifth in his seven years as the starting QB. Mahomes, who turns 30 in September, has a chance to become only the fourth quarterback to win four Super Bowls. He received two second-place votes and one fourth. 2. JOSH ALLEN, Buffalo Bills Allen led Buffalo to a fifth straight AFC East title and edged Jackson for the MVP award last season. But Allen and the Bills again were knocked out of the playoffs by Mahomes and the Chiefs, losing in the AFC title game. Allen threw for 3,731 yards, 28 TDs and had six picks for a 101.4 passer rating. He ran for 531 yards and 12 scores, becoming the first player in NFL history to have five consecutive seasons with at least 40 total touchdowns. He got three second-place votes, one third and two fourths. 3. JOE BURROW, Cincinnati Bengals Burrow set career highs last season in nearly every passing category, including yards (4,918), TD passes (43) and QB rating (108.5). He earned his second AP Comeback Player of the Year award but the Bengals couldn't overcome another slow start and missed the playoffs with a 9-8 record. Burrow, who started 17 games last season for the first time in his career, received a second-place vote, two thirds and three fourths. 4. LAMAR JACKSON, Baltimore Ravens Jackson is coming off his third All-Pro season and the best all-around year of his career. He threw for 4,172 yards, 41 TDs and only four interceptions, and led the NFL with a 119.6 passer rating. He also ran for 915 yards and four scores. But Jackson and the Ravens fell short in the playoffs again, losing to the Bills in the divisional round. Jackson got one second-place vote, four thirds, two fourths and one fifth. 5. JALEN HURTS, Philadelphia Eagles The Super Bowl MVP appeared on just four of eight ballots despite leading the Eagles to their second NFC championship victory in three years. Hurts, who got one second-place vote, one third and two fifths, had 2,903 yards passing, 18 TDs and only five picks last season. He ran for 630 yards and 14 scores. Hurts' seven total touchdowns are the most ever by a quarterback in his first two Super Bowls. ___ AP NFL:https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

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Patrick Mahomes is voted the NFL's top quarterback by AP writers

Patrick Mahomes is voted the NFL's top quarterback by AP writers Patrick Mahomes still stands on top among NFL quarterbacks. The three-t...

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Rosie O'Donnell Responds as Trump Threatens Her Citizenship

Rosie O'Donnell Responds as Trump Threatens Her Citizenship

Rosie O'Donnell has responded to her long-time sparring partner President Donald Trump's threat to revoke her U.S. citizenship. Credit - O'Donnell: Michael Tran—Getty Images, Trump: Jim Watson—Getty Images Comedian and actor Rosie O'Donnell has responded toPresident Donald Trump's threat to have her U.S. citizenship revoked, the latest move in a yearslong back-and-forth between the two New York-born former TV stars. Taking to herInstagram on Saturday, hours after Trump's threat, O'Donnell uploaded a picture of the U.S. President with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump socialized with Epstein decades ago and is now embroiled in a charged public discourse as people demand for his Administration to release the full Epstein files, something he seemed inclined to do during his campaign. Captioning the pointed image, O'Donnell, who is currently living in Ireland and seeking Irish citizenship through her grandparents' roots, said: "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 before you set it ablaze. 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," concluded O'Donnell, making reference to the villainous child-king from the hit HBO seriesGame of Thrones. O'Donnell commented further during an appearance on theSunday with Miriamshow on Ireland's RTÉ Radio 1. "I reacted with a little post that I jotted off in five minutes, and that's been getting a lot of attention online," she said, reiterating her response to Trump's threat. "I am very proud to be opposed to every single thing he says and does and represents." Read More:White House Speaks Out Amid Backlash Over Meme of Trump as Superman On Saturday,Trump had told his more than 10 million followerson Truth Social that he was giving "serious consideration" to stripping O'Donnell of her citizenship, claiming she "is not in the best interests" of the U.S. "She is a threat to humanity and should remain in the wonderful country of Ireland, if they want her," the U.S. President said. Trump's threat comes as his Administration continues its attempt to rollback birthright citizenship law. On Thursday, a federal judge placed atemporary nationwide blockon Trump's order ending birthright citizenship. Experts argue thata 1967 Supreme Court rulingmeans that the U.S. government does not have the ability to revoke the citizenship of a native-born U.S. citizen under the fourteenth amendment. Just recently,Trump has threatenedto revoke the U.S. citizenship of his one-time ally and now key critic, Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa, and the Democratic New York City mayoral candidate, Zohran Mamdani, who was born in Uganda. However, his threat against O'Donnell is particularly loaded, as the pair share a fraught history that goes back years. O'Donnell notably criticized Trump in 2006 during an episode of the round-table talk showThe View, of which she was a panelist. O'Donnellmocked Trumpin relation to a press conference he appeared in for the Miss USA contest, which he co-owned at the time. Meanwhile, Trump lashed out in a celebrity-edition episode ofThe Apprenticeat a boardroom meeting, during which hecalled O'Donnell "disgusting"multiple times. Trump also brought up the comedian during his 2016 presidential campaign. In a debate with his opponent, Hillary Clinton,he said: "Rosie O'Donnell—I said very tough things to her, and I think everybody would agree that she deserves it and nobody feels sorry for her." O'Donnell respondedat the time, saying Trump "will never be President" in one post and calling him an "orange an-s" in another. Meanwhile, O'Donnell's choice to post an image of Trump and Epstein comes at an interesting time. On Saturday,Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has come under fire for not releasing the Epstein files in full. There have long been calls to see a so-called "client list" supposedly belonging to Epstein. (Bondi's previous release of some fileswere heavily redactedand informed the public of little they had not learned before.)"What's going on with my 'boys' and, in some cases, 'gals?' They're all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We're on one team, MAGA, and I don't like what's happening. We have a PERFECT Administration, THE TALK OF THE WORLD, and 'selfish people' are trying to hurt it, all over a guy who never dies, Jeffrey Epstein. For years, it's Epstein, over and over again," Trump said, encouraging people to move on from the topic. "One year ago our country was dead, now it's the hottest country anywhere in the world. Let's keep it that way, and not waste time and energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about." Trump's input comes amid backlash over the publication of amemo from the Justice Department and FBI, who conducted a review of the Epstein investigation. Perthe memo, their findings concluded there is no evidence Epstein kept a "client list" or was murdered. It also said "no credible evidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions." Read More:Where Things Stand With the Epstein Files Following Musk's Allegation Against Trump Trump's commentary about Epstein has been of high interest, especially sinceMusk, in a now-deleted social media post,alleged that Trump is listed in the files related to the late financier and alleged sex trafficker. "That is the real reason they have not been made public,"Musk saidin early June. He did not provide evidence pertaining to this. Trump's connection to Epsteindates back decades. In an interview withNew Yorkmagazinein 2002, he said that Epstein was "a lot of fun to be with." "It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side," Trump told the reporter. In July 2019, NBC News' TODAY releasedvideo footagebelieved to be from 1992, which showed Trump hosting Epstein at his Mar-a-Lago estate. After Epstein's 2019 arrest on federal sex trafficking charges, Trump made an effort to distance himself. Speaking in the Oval Office in 2019,Trump said: "I had a falling out with him [Epstein]. I haven't spoken to him in 15 years. I was not a fan of his, that I can tell you." Contact usatletters@time.com.

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Rosie O'Donnell Responds as Trump Threatens Her Citizenship

Rosie O'Donnell Responds as Trump Threatens Her Citizenship Rosie O'Donnell has responded to her long-time sparring partner Presiden...

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