POLITICS
Who is Mary Trump, the ex-president’s niece who hosts a podcast where she criticizes her uncle?
The clinical psychologist is also the niece of former President Donald Trump and made waves with the publishing of her book speaking out against her family.
The Trump family is caught up in some considerable bother. They are facing a fraud trial in New York, the result of an investigation carried out by the state’s Attorney General, Letitia James.
Not every family member is involved, however. Mary Trump, the niece of Donald, has been following proceedings on her podcast, “The Mary Trump Show. She has also been very active on social media in following the fraud trial concerning her extended family.
“[The family] is going to have to walk a very thin line between obfuscating in a way that’s not perjury and appeasing their father’s ego so that he doesn’t throw them under the bus when he testifies, which of course he’s going to do no matter what they do,” Mary Trump said.
Mary and co-host Jong-Fast said Ivanka, her cousin, will “tell the truth and throw him under the bus.” Ivanka is set to testify next week.
Mary Trump was born on 3 May, 1965, in New York City. She is the daughter of Fred Trump Jr., who was the older brother of Donald Trump. Her father, Fred Jr., died in 1981 due to complications from alcoholism.
The book Mary Trump published against her family
Mary’s book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man,” offers a critical perspective on the Trump family and her uncle. In her book, Mary delved into the complex and often dysfunctional dynamics within the Trump family. She provided insights into the relationships between family members and how they may have influenced Donald Trump’s development and personality.
The book sold 950,000 copies by the end of its first day on sale, publisher Simon & Schuster said.