Overview
- O’Donnell told her therapist she would avoid posting about President Trump for two days but resumed within hours after his “quiet, piggy” remark to reporter Catherine Lucey.
- She attempted a second, three-day break and again failed, according to the profile and subsequent coverage.
- Longtime friend Jennifer (Jeanne) Kopetic urged her to “detach,” while her brother Eddie said relocating was “the best decision she’s made.”
- O’Donnell moved to Ireland just before January’s inauguration, says she will return only when equal rights feel secure, and is pursuing Irish citizenship.
- The White House, through spokesperson Abigail Jackson, dismissed her criticism as “Trump Derangement Syndrome” and said it was better that she moved away.