A New York clinical psychologist named Dr. Larissa Portnoff has publicly accused Donald Trump of s*xually abusing her as a child, starting when she was around 8 years old. The allegations arrived in an Instagram video that spread quickly across X and Facebook in the days before the November 3, 2026, US midterm elections. The White House has denied the claims. Portnoff has also pushed back at people who suggested the video was AI-generated.
Trigger warning: This article discusses allegations of child s*xual abuse and intimidation. Reader discretion is advised.
Who Is Dr. Larissa Portnoff?
Portnoff is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York and the clinical director of New York Psychology Practice. Public records list her New York license number as 110582-01 and her NPI number as 1043986664 . She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Denver in 2011. She then studied at Columbia University, earning a master’s degree in 2017, an MPhil in 2019, and a PhD in clinical psychology in 2021 . Her professional history includes work at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs, according to her professional bios.
Portnoff also competed in Miss Teen USA as a child, a pageant that Trump’s company owned for years . She has said she is now in her 30s.
What the Video Alleges
The video runs about five minutes. Portnoff posted it to her Instagram account, @amore.newyork, on October 31, 2026 . It spread widely by November 1 and 2, 2026.
The recording shows Portnoff saying:
“I was one of the child victims of Donald Trump, beginning when I was around 8 years old, and it became worse when I was around 10 years old. Then went from 10, 11, until I was around 12, and then it finally stopped, and then I was targeted again when I was 16 and 17 years old.”
She describes what she calls a “pdophile ring” and says Trump “very specifically targeted me, repeatedly and in very sxually exploitative ways” . Portnoff says the conduct was deliberate. She also says interactions that she describes as inappropriate and abusive continued after she turned 18, involving Trump and people she calls his “inner circle” .
The video includes several specific claims:
- Trump invited her to a New York Yankees game on September 11, 2025, and later asked her to meet in a private room at the Waldorf Astoria hotel .
- A person she believes was acting as Trump’s “political fixer” contacted her by phone and text for nearly a year .
- Her home address was tracked, and sealed records that identified her as “Jane Doe” were accessed .
- She received death threats and believes there was an attempt on her life after she reported the matter.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended her reports to the Attorney General’s office .
Portnoff calls the alleged conduct “organized crime” and says it touches national security . She directly addresses Trump in the video:
“You have hurt so many children and you’re clearly a p*dophile and you’re dangerous on top of it.”
She also calls him a “coward” and says:
“I’m in my 30s now. The fact that you’ve done this to me for three decades is just inhumane.”
The White House Denial
White House spokesperson Lauren Bis denied the allegations in an email to the fact-checking site Snopes on November 2, 2026. Her statement was direct:
“These are false and slanderous allegations. President Trump has never even met or heard of this woman. This is clearly an attempt by the Democrats to distract from their disastrous socialist agenda.”
The denial was repeated across several outlets. No separate public statement from Trump about Portnoff specifically had been released at the time of reporting.
The ‘Am I AI?’ Question, Answered
The video’s rapid spread brought a second wave of questions. Some social media users said the woman on camera looked or sounded artificial, and the term “AI” began trending alongside her name. Portnoff addressed that directly in a follow-up video.
“The issue that’s been coming up is, am I AI? No, I’m not AI. My name is Dr. Larissa Portnoff. I am just a regular person living my day-to-day and I didn’t choose to be part of this, but I do feel a duty to advocate for women and children.”
Her professional records support that she is a real, licensed clinician. Psychology Today lists her practice, and the New York state license lookup and the federal NPI registry both carry her details . Fact-checkers at Snopes noted the same records. The question of whether the video itself had been altered was not settled by a forensic analysis in any of the reports reviewed.
The ‘Political Fixer’ and Elon Musk Claims
A separate Instagram post named Elon Musk among the people she says approached her and her friends. She says Musk appeared at a small private dinner in the Hamptons . She also describes invitations to art openings and meditation retreats that she says were used to target young women. Portnoff says some of those gatherings involved hidden hosts, non-disclosure agreements, and pressure to take part in drug use or s*xual activity .
“Donald Trump and Elon Musk amongst others from his inner circle repeatedly approached me and my friends,” she wrote.
She says the alleged contacts took place in 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024, and 2025 . Musk has not publicly responded to the claim. Snopes said it contacted Musk through SpaceX and was waiting for a reply. The screenshot Portnoff posted of messages from the alleged “fixer” has not been independently verified.
Portnoff also wrote that she declined every invitation. She referred to Trump as “Satan” in one post and asked why he would seek private meetings with someone he allegedly abused as a child . She also mentioned Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, in one of her posts, asking why he would take her to a Knicks game while allegedly pursuing those meetings .
Senate Report and Epstein Connection
The allegations landed days after Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee released a report on October 26, 2026. The report argued that Trump should be investigated as an alleged co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein for trafficking and abusing young women in the 1990s . The committee based its recommendation on accounts from 11 women. Five of them said Trump rped or sxually assaulted them .
It is not clear whether Portnoff is one of the women in that report, or whether she gave evidence under a different name. The report’s allegations have been denied by Trump and by the White House. Portnoff says she provided testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which she says forwarded the information to the Attorney General’s office . No public document confirming that referral has been released.
What Has Been Verified — and What Has Not
The claims are serious, and the record needs to be separated into two parts.
What is verified:
- Portnoff is a licensed clinical psychologist in New York .
- She posted the video to her Instagram account, and it spread widely .
- The White House denied the allegations on the record .
- Portnoff says she contacted a Senate office and that the Senate Judiciary Committee referred her reports to the Attorney General’s office. No public document confirming that referral has been released .
- Trump’s company owned the Miss Universe Organization, including Miss Teen USA, from 1996 to 2015 .
What is not verified:
- The alleged abuse itself. No independent evidence has been made public.
- The identity or existence of the alleged “political fixer.”
- The authenticity of the message screenshots Portnoff posted.
- The claim that her sealed records were accessed.
- The claim that her home address was tracked.
- The claim that there was an attempt on her life.
- Whether Musk approached her or her friends.
Snopes reviewed the available material and said it was “unable to rate the allegations as true or false.” The site noted that Portnoff first made the allegation anonymously, so it is not a public record, and that the claims have not been tried in a court of law. Portnoff has not provided documents in the video to support the intimidation claims, and she did not say exactly when or where the alleged abuse took place.
Trump’s Pageant History and the Miss Teen USA Claims
Trump bought the Miss Universe Organization in 1996. The group included Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA. He part-owned it with NBC until 2015 .
Years before Portnoff spoke, several Miss Teen USA contestants made allegations about Trump’s behavior at the pageant. A 2016 BuzzFeed News report cited five former contestants who said Trump walked into the Miss Teen USA dressing rooms while contestants, some as young as 15, were changing. Four Miss Teen USA participants have made similar claims, according to a PBS recap of assault allegations against Trump. Trump denied the pageant allegations at the time.
Portnoff’s own pageant history is part of her public account. She has tagged Miss Teen USA in posts about her book, and she shared a childhood photo of herself in a tiara and gown .
The Book, the Vote, and the Public Appeal
Portnoff says she is finishing a book she started years ago. The book is about “a child beauty queen from 1996,” and the first installment is titled “Jane Doe.” She has said she was unsure about publishing it.
Her first video began with a reason for speaking out: she said she could not be in New York to vote this year. She urged viewers to go to the polls on November 3. She also asked people with information about her case to contact her office, saying messages would be kept confidential and HIPAA-protected unless the person gave permission.
One post asked Trump to “seek forgiveness” and to step down as president so that a proper investigation could happen “without further delay and interference.” She also called on Republicans and Democrats to work together, arguing that child abuse should not be treated as a party issue .
Key Dates in the Timeline
- 1996 — Trump’s company buys the Miss Universe Organization, including Miss Teen USA.
- 2015 — Trump and NBC end their ownership of the pageant group.
- September 11, 2025 — Portnoff says Trump invited her to a Yankees game.
- October 26, 2026 — House Judiciary Committee Democrats release their Epstein report.
- October 31, 2026 — Portnoff posts her video on Instagram.
- November 1–2, 2026 — The video spreads widely on X and Facebook.
- November 2, 2026 — White House spokesperson Lauren Bis denies the allegations to Snopes.
- November 3, 2026 — US midterm elections; Portnoff posts follow-up videos.
- November 4, 2026 — Snopes publishes its fact check, saying it cannot rate the claims true or false.
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