Prior to doing her part to help save American democracy from her crazy uncle, Donald Trump, bestselling author and podcaster Mary Trump worked as a psychologist and taught graduate courses in developmental psychology, trauma, and psychopathology.
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With a PhD in clinical psychology, she knows a thing or two about mental health disorders. And in a new interview with The Daily Beast podcast, she explains that the steady drip, drip, drip of revelations coming from the January 6 committee is most definitely taking a toll on her uncle’s already “deteriorating” mental state.
Trump explained that the ex-president, who she believes suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, is unable to cope with the constant criticism in a public forum where he can’t fire back.
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“He is addicted to being at the center of attention,” she explains. “I’m sure he’s as riveted by these hearings as we are, but incompletely different ways.”
“For him to feel that the focus is shifting away from him or that he’s losing power will make things even worse because he won’t confront that and process it and deal with it. He will bury it and therefore worsen his situation.”
More likely than not, Trump adds, her uncle is making the people around him absolutely miserable as the hearings linger on.
“I can only imagine what it’s like to be anywhere near him right now,” she says. “I’m sure the temper, the out-of-control narcissism must be just unspeakably difficult for people around him to deal with.”
“Not that I have any compassion for any of them at this point, but yeah, it’s only gonna get worse from here.”
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Last weekend, Trump told MSNBC’s Katie Phang that she believes her uncle is “terrified” by the January 6 hearings.
“I think this might be the first time in his entire life that even he can’t deny the walls may indeed be closing in,” she said. “The amount of evidence that we see coming out of these committee hearings is overwhelming.”
She added, “It would be almost unimaginable at this point if he got out of all of the legal and civil charges against him. But again, you know, you said it, for decades now he has always skated, and that’s the only reason I’m not confident. Hopeful, but not entirely confident there will be consequences.”
Now, some tweets…
Psychologist Mary Trump says her uncle’s narcissistic personality disorder makes him unable to deal with the constant criticism where he can't fire back, and the hearings have contributed to his rapidly deteriorating mental state. pic.twitter.com/5nXwsyr9bU
— Tom Chapman?????? (@realTomChapman) July 15, 2022
Mary Trump always be knowing @MaryLTrump https://t.co/6cOz5nlrE2
— Tara Dublin (@taradublinrocks) July 15, 2022
Mary Trump states that her "Uncle Donald's mental health is deteriorating." Okay, but he didn't have much to work with.
— paul nelson, #author,#autism dad & #advocate (@bingley567) July 15, 2022
I hang on every word Mary Trump has to say.
Mary Trump explains why her uncle's mental health is 'deteriorating' https://t.co/jYSRRSHyfX
— ?????ia??? (@mommamia1217) July 15, 2022
If you have to be a Trump be a Mary Trump, all the rest of them are sorry bastards.
— Steve Eugene (Collard Grene) (@footster2) July 15, 2022
No offense but we don't need Mary Trump to tell us about Trump’s mental deterioration it's overly evident.
— ???Dannie D??? (@DannieD01) July 15, 2022
Mary Trump is more believable than all the Rethuglicon party combined. No one in their right mind would say what he says, but they look the other way. This is not normal. He is not normal. The repugs need to stop making this fool out to be a hero.
— ???Thea????? (@CandidlyThea) July 15, 2022
Mary Trump scares her crappy Uncle. He never seems to mention her. Even though she lights him up like a Christmas tree.
— D-LIB (@whittler_e) July 15, 2022
Mary Trump is an example of a real American hero. I person who chooses to go against the grain of her family for the TRUTH. A strong intelligent woman who has said the truth from day 1. Be safe Mary Trump. Our country needs more of YOU!
— Yasmin???????????????? (@YMomof2) July 15, 2022
Mary Trump is the biggest American hero of our lifetime.
— Trending Liberal (@TrendingLiberal) July 15, 2022
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Cam
Countdown to one of Mario’s screenames coming in here to deflect by ranting about Hillary, Kamala Harris, Mary Trump or some other woman.
Mary is just saying what media should have been pointing out all along, Trump and many Republicans have serious issues.
jt1990
Isn’t this like the tenth psychoanalysis this year of Uncle Donald? Dr. Mary should try something more challenging with her “expert” skills. Maybe her next project could involve finding a treatment for Liberalism. That would at least keep her quite busy for a while!
ZzBomb
@jt Treatment for liberalism? Dude, we’re not the ones trying to justify why a 10 y/o rape victim should carry her pregnancy to term.
Kangol2
Or, jt1990, maybe Dr. Mary Trump could help you with your nutty conspiracy that those Idaho rightwingers who were planning to attack that Pride Parade were plants/paid actors, etc., and your obsession with this gay/queer website, even though you claim to be a right-winger in a straight relationship. A bit of counseling might do you a world of good!
Cam
@jt1990
LOL!!!!! Hi Mario, I LOVE that you’re such a terrible troll, you’ll post exactly what I predict you’ll post as a reply.
Wow, your troll game is even more sad and weak than I thought.
Rambeaux
In a family of nuts, Mary Trump half a cashew short.
Kangol2
Nope, she’s the one with real brains. She and the uncle who taught at MIT. Don the Con is the one who got peanut dust for brains!
Cam
Hi Mario
Mr. Stadnick
Do you have a PhD? Do you have any qualifications? No? You just wrote something insulting you thought was funny?
troll
ZzBomb
It is going to be a great day on TV when we watch Trump try to flee the country.
M.Gallo
The Democrat-controlled U.S. Justice Department – under Merrick Garland – and liberal D.A.s have had 2 years to bring charges against Trump, but they’ve failed to do so.
I say put up or shut up!
Your liberal heroes don’t have the balls to do it. They’re a bunch of chickens.
I wish Democrats and liberals had the balls. Then Republicans could get on with nominating and electing Ron DeSantis president!
Den
DeSantis might be appealing to heterosexual regressives, haters of America, and other traitorous sorts; but he has nothing to offer those who value democracy, health, science, social progress, personal freedom, individual rights, privacy, sanity and so on. He appeals only to that portion of the Republican party that is most anti-American.
Mister P
Let’s trade with Putin.. B Griner for dumpf.
Invader7
Psychoanalysis of Don the Con’s mind : There’s NOTHING there !! He’s morphed into his idol : Adoplh Hitler !!!
woodroad34
Ivana Trump claims her children (Ivanka, DJ and Eric) turned out to be wonderful children. She also claimed TFG raped her and then recanted to only say that he “forced himself on her” (Potato/potahto). These ‘wonderful children” (along with TFG) have plotted an insurrection, stole money/engaged in wire fraud, headed bogus companies, embezzled from their own charities, inflated real estate values, tax fraud and are drug addicts. The whole family is delusional and liars. One down, four to go.
Mr. Stadnick
Ivana did a crap job raising her children. She was no saint and was the face of vulgarity in the 1980’s. Her children are evil greedy liars with social pretenses who have never been and never will be accepted in the NYC society she so admired from the outside. She was crass and married to a boor.
mateo
Might there be an “Adolf und Eva” scenario being played out in the near future?
mateo
jt1990: So you don’t think it’s important that people know about the psychological workings of a man who once held the most powerful position on the planet, and who aspires to hold it again?
M.Gallo
However, it’s now time to analyze the behavior of the current occupant of the Oval Office.
It’s time to give Grandpa Joe a test to measure his mental competence.
We all know the old geezer is senile and out to lunch.
Den
The “we” you refer to is really only the 30%-40% of the country who fall for every conspiracy theory that comes their way. The sheep, like you.
It is Trump who has the gait of a neurologically impaired individual.
It is Trump who demonstrates the angry outbursts typical of senile dementia.
It is Trump who now regularly demonstrates the aphasia recognized as part of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
It is Trump who throughout his presidency clearly was in over his head, as so many comments, videos, international embarassments and so on indicate.
“Grandpa Jo” as you so stupidly refer to him (both he and Joe are grandparents, and not too distant in age from each other, though Joe is clearly in better shape physically and intellectually) is less in need of a competency test than you apparently are.
Den
That should be “both he and Trump”…cannot edit without having the comment go into the bottomless “awaiting moderation” pit.
MaggieBush
I really do want to see him all pasty and washed out in an orange jumpsuit. He won’t be able to finish what he started. His cult will scatter, especially when he starts throwing his patsies under the bus to protect his selfish orange ass. It’ll be great! Wanna help?
change.org/indict45now
bachy
For those of us living with family members who can only be described as authoritarians, narcissists, conspiracy theorists and nutjobs, Mary Trump is truly an inspiration.
CNY1983
WHO KILLED IVANA TRUMP?
Den
Most likely nobody. But it will be interesting to see whether cardiac arrest, or trauma from the fall is the primary cause of death.
Den
David Pakman had interesting comments about Mary Trump on his show a few days ago, and I tend to agree with him. He says that given they have not been close or even seen each other in years, her evaluations of his mental state are not likely to be more accurate than those of anybody with credentials in psychology that has kept up with the news.
And Pakman’s evaluations and predictions have been very similar to hers.
For those unfamiliar with David Pakman, he is a progressive news analyst. He is much closer to the political center than many other progressive analysts in part because of his origins as an Argentinian Jew who came here as a child. His comments are always intellectually rather than emotionally based (in comntrast to The Young Turks or Brian Tyler Cohen).
johncp56
I would love to hear what tRump and his camp have to say about Mary LOL