Rosie O'Donnell Says Trump Has 'PTSD Response' to Her After 20-Year Feud

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 18

Rosie O'Donnell told Variety that Donald Trump reacts to her with a "PTSD response," saying she reminds him of girls who challenged him as a child.
20 years into their feud, O'Donnell said their shared New York roots matter because she represents the kind of "tough" girl who would have told him to "shut the hell up."
This week on Sophia Bush's podcast, she repeated that Trump is "obsessed" with her and said he could not accept being criticized by a "gay Irish" woman on "The View."
The clash dates to 2006, when O'Donnell attacked Trump's handling of a Miss USA controversy and he fired back by calling her a "real loser."
Social media reaction split sharply, while O'Donnell's renewed comments come after she moved to Ireland following Trump's 2024 election win and acknowledged in 2025 she struggles to stop posting about him.