TOPLINE
Retired federal judge Maryanne Barry Trump, sister of President Trump, says she tried to persuade her brother to stop his use of Twitter according to audio files recorded by Trump’s cousin Mary in 2018 and 2019 and obtained by Vice News.
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KEY FACTS
The files, first delivered to the Washington Post by Mary Trump, Barry reveals that Trump “has no principles” and questions the support of the president’s evangelical base, despite her apparent desire to “help people.”
Barry is also heard decrying Trump’s “goddamn tweet and lies,” such as his “storytelling” and “lack of preparation,” slamming his treatment of asylum seekers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Barry also slammed the president’s intelligence, claiming he “did not read” and echoed an accusation made by Mary Trump in her tell-all book Too much and never enough that Trump had taken a friend’s exams to transfer from Fordham University to the University of Pennsylvania.
In the audio provided by Vice, Barry can be heard complaining about the problems Trump’s presidency has brought to the family, saying it will not end “until he is there” and that she hopes that Trump’s presidency will end soon.
‘He goes to a commemoration on September 11 and he sees a crowd and he fists on the fist,’ complained Barry, claiming that he ‘understood’ like dignity does not ‘understand’.
Barry tells Mary Trump that she said to him “about six months ago”, “Get rid of Twitter, stop this,” and concluded that he could not help himself.
Crucial quote
“You can not trust him,” Barry says in one volume, pointing to his “five bankruptcies” and claiming that he has never achieved anything on his own merits. “Donald is out for Donald, period.”
Key background
Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist and the daughter of Trump’s late brother Fred Trump Jr., came to national prominence in July when she announced the publication of her tell-all book that the ‘toxicity’ and ‘destructivity’ of ‘ the Trump family revealed. A spokesman for Mary Trump said it Peal that she began recording conversations with Barry after coming to the conclusion that her family was lying to her that the family business was worth $ 30 million instead of $ 1 billion. She is a vocal supporter of Trump’s Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Chief critic
“Sibling rivalries are nothing new in the world, they have lasted since the beginning of time,” said Trump’s senior adviser Jason Miller, pointing to Barack Obama’s brother Malik Obama, a vocal supporter of Trump. . Miller admitted that Trump only says “positive things” about Barry and that he is “proud” of her.
