Donie O'Sullivan
@donie
CNN Senior Correspondent // 🎧Check out our new podcast ‘Persuadable’ link in bio
Either Trump is playing dumb here and hoping he can wish the Epstein obsession away — or perhaps this is a remarkable instance of the 79-year-old president not fully grasping how profoundly he has stoked and encouraged the conspiratorial beliefs of many in his base.…
Analysis: QAnon shows the staying power of Epstein theories. Trump should know they won’t go away cnn.com/2025/07/16/med…
A buried scandal that's haunted Ireland for decades, with excavations now underway for the remains of hundreds of babies at a home for unwed mothers— their remains hidden in a septic tank beneath a housing estate. CNN’s @donie on this painful story.
A brilliant conversation about two important subjects: The particular kind of journalism involved in covering extremism and conspiracy theories, and the impact that covering these subjects has on the journalists themselves.
Long chat with @elspethreeve here -- check it out and let us know what you think. Here for the hate. Thank you for your attention to this matter. youtube.com/watch?v=9o3XF-…
"On their face, conspiracy theories can seem stupid, like vapid online chatter... But they don’t go away and neither do the people who passionately believe in them. President Trump may be learning that the hard way." –@Donie cnn.com/2025/07/16/med…
Long chat with @elspethreeve here -- check it out and let us know what you think. Here for the hate. Thank you for your attention to this matter. youtube.com/watch?v=9o3XF-…
.@donie cites on CNN my ongoing tracker of Trump's amplifications on Truth Social of QAnon-promoting accounts, which has now crossed the 1,000 mark. x.com/AlKapDC/status…
The disconnect on Epstein between Trump and his hyper-online base shows that while the president is a prolific poster -- he perhaps isn't as savvy a consumer of social media. Discussion w/@kaitlancollins & @DashaBurns Column from me on this here: cnn.com/2025/07/16/med…
The disconnect on Epstein between Trump and his hyper-online base shows that while the president is a prolific poster -- he perhaps isn't as savvy a consumer of social media. Discussion w/@kaitlancollins & @DashaBurns Column from me on this here: cnn.com/2025/07/16/med…
How one woman uncovered a dark secret that shocked Ireland youtu.be/g9FetGYJcv0?si… via @YouTube
Five years ago Trump wouldn’t denounce QAnon when asked about it directly. This is why so many of his supporters are so shocked today. cnn.com/2020/10/15/pol…
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President Trump, in a new post on Truth Social, says the outrage over the Epstein files is “bullshit” and that supporters of his who bought into it “hook, line and sinker” haven’t “learned their lesson” on Democrats and he doesn’t want the “weaklings” support any more. "I have…
A harrowing story from Ireland's recent past and the incredible local woman who doggedly took on the Catholic Church to tell it. Read and watch more on @CNN's story from Tuam here: cnn.com/2025/07/13/eur…
"I think that Donald Trump, he promised them, so he needs to do it": CNN's @donie spoke with MAGA faithful about the controversy over the so-called "Epstein files."
Trump supporters I spoke to this weekend are not ready to forget about Jeffery Epstein. cnn.com/2025/07/13/pol…
Rosie O'Donnell shrugs off Trump citizenship threat rte.ie/entertainment/…
A year ago today, I watched as an attempted assassin opened fire on then-candidate Donald Trump July 13, 2024, ultimately became the one of the most pivotal moments of the entire campaign. How the days that followed changed the election & MAGA movement: cnn.com/2025/07/13/pol…
We didn’t meet any Trump supporter at Turning Point USA’s event in Florida this weekend that didn’t want more information to be released about the Epstein files. cnn.com/2025/07/13/pol…
We spent a few days in Tuam. Read and watch here: cnn.com/2025/07/13/eur…
#TBT Here’s why the QAnon community is excited about Trump’s FBI pick cnn.com/2024/12/05/pol…
Coming up this morn on Sunday with Miriam @RTERadio1 10am my guests are living legend Brendan Gleeson on the new fundraising campaign he’s fronting for @SFHDublin &lots more,also Emmy award winner&Kerry’s finest @donie on his new podcast Persuadable&we remember Brother Kevin