Overview

• At the Hay Festival Mary Trump argued that her uncle “has never evolved,” calling his refusal to grow inherently dangerous for a national leader.
• She recalled being “devastated” by his 2016 victory and accused his administration of enacting “cruel” policies that inflicted harm on the most vulnerable.
• Mary Trump cautioned that his base has been radicalized to the point of willingness to commit violence or sacrifice themselves on his behalf.
• In her memoir Who Could Ever Love You she paints a portrait of a family legacy of cruelty, describing her grandfather as “literally a sociopath” whose influence shaped Donald Trump’s character.
• She is defending a $100 million lawsuit filed by her uncle over her disclosures to The New York Times and warns that yielding to his legal threats could clear the way for him to pursue indefinite power.