- Mary Trump said “border horrors” led her to speak out against her uncle, the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
- She made the comments in an interview with Rachel Maddow of MSNBC on Thursday night.
- His book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the Most Dangerous Man in the World,” has already sold nearly a million copies.
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Mary Trump, the niece of President Donald Trump, thought her uncle would be surrounded by smart people who would protect him and the country against their “worst impulses,” she told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Thursday.
“I was clearly wrong,” he said.
“I cannot say that there was a drop that filled the glass because there had been many straws,” said the president’s niece. “But certainly the horrors at the border, you know, the separation of the children from their parents; the torture, the kidnapping and the imprisonment of them in cages, was unthinkable, unbearable, and when the opportunity presented itself to do something. I needed to take a leap. “
Mary Trump’s book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the Most Dangerous Man in the World,” came out earlier this month, revealing what she claims is a long family history of racism and deception.
In the interview, Mary Trump was asked if she ever heard President Donald Trump use the N word or any anti-Semitic insult.
“Yes, of course I do,” he said. “I don’t think that should surprise anyone given how virulently racist it is today.”
He also addressed his uncle’s response to the coronavirus.
“I want people to understand the failure of leadership,” he told Maddow, “and the reason he is failing is because he is unable to succeed.”
That, he said, is because President Trump is unable to admit a mistake or accept responsibility.
“More people get sick and more people are going to die,” he said. “Instead of taking it seriously, instead of turning away and letting the experts take over, Donald is selling black beans. It would be absurd if it wasn’t so devastating.”
In her book, Mary Trump reveals herself as the source that provided the New York Times with the Trump family’s tax documents that reveal that the President was not a self-made businessman, but was heavily subsidized by the wealth of his father.
“I think there is much more to discover,” he said of the president’s taxes.
The Trump administration has flatly denied the claims in the book and the claim made by Mary Trump that her uncle used racist and anti-Semitic insults. The president’s brother Robert previously took legal steps to prevent its publication, alleging he violated a confidentiality agreement.
Mary Trump said she is prepared to deal with the consequences of revealing her family’s dirty business.
“I am not afraid,” he said. I am taking the proper precautions, certainly, because I am not misled about possible scenarios. He is in a position of great power. I know my family is pretty vindictive, and Donald has a passionate following. “
“Whatever the consequences, I am prepared to face them as best I can.”
