Overview
- On July 17 O'Donnell told Sophia Bush's Work in Progress podcast that President Donald Trump is “obsessed” with her, a remark carried by multiple outlets on July 18.
- She offered a theory that their shared New York childhoods — citing tough, Irish girls who pushed back — trigger what she called a 'PTSD response' in Trump.
- The exchange revives a feud that began in 2006 after O'Donnell criticized Trump on The View and includes years of name‑calling by both sides.
- O'Donnell says she moved to Ireland after Trump won in 2024, alleges he threatened to revoke her citizenship, and admits therapy‑guided attempts to stop discussing him have failed.
- Coverage so far is focused on the personal dispute, social‑media backlash has followed, and there is no substantive public response reported from the White House.