Mary Trump: 'The traits my grandfather came to value in Donald were ... a result of my grandfather's maltreatment of Donald.' 'The bullying, the tendency not to care about other people's feelings, the willingness to cheat, lie to get what he wanted.'
In an extended conversation with NPR on Wednesday, Mary Trump said her grandfather and family patriarch Fred Trump rewarded ruthlessness and dismissed any interests outside of the family real estate business, contributing to what she now views as an unfitness on President Trump's part to hold the office of the White House.
"Honest work was never demanded of him, and no matter how badly he failed, he was rewarded in ways that are almost unfathomable. He continues to be protected from his own disasters in the White House," she"But now the stakes are far higher than they've ever been before; they are literally life and death. Unlike any previous time in his life, Donald's failings cannot be hidden or ignored because they threaten us all.
Mary Trump said that while she is not afraid to speak freely about her family history, she felt there were risks associated with speaking unfavorably about the president.
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