Mary Trump, the niece of Donald Trump, has opened up about her abusive family in her new memoir. She reveals that she didn’t come out to her grandmother–Trump’s mother–after hearing her use the world “f*ggot.”
Mary Trump details the history of her family, including its ugliest moments, in Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. In it, she describes a family history of shady dealings, emotional abuse, substance problems and the obsession with success that morphed Donald Trump into the figure the world knows today. She also recalls how often members of the family used derogatory slurs. That includes homophobic terms as well.
In 1999, Mary prepared to marry her longtime girlfriend–though she had not come out to her extended family. A week before the planned ceremony Mary had decided to tell the family. Then her grandfather Fred, Donald Trump’s father, fell ill, and the family gathered around his eventual deathbed. At that point, Mary overheard her grandmother say something that forced her to rethink coming out to her family.
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“It’s a disgrace they’re letting that little f*ggot Elton John sing at the service,” Mary’s grandmother said to the family. The group had discussed Princess Diana’s funeral, and the remark terrified Mary.
“I’d realized it was better that she didn’t know I was living with … a woman,” Mary writes in her memoir. Rather than tell the family, Mary opted to stay closeted. She went on to marry her girlfriend, and the two raised a daughter before their subsequent divorce.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Mary Trump further details how the family used derogatory slurs–especially of the racial variety–on a regular basis. “Growing up, it was sort of normal to hear them use the n-word or use anti-Semitic expressions,” she said. “Homophobia was never an issue because nobody ever talked about gay people, well, until my grandmother called Elton John” the f-word.
Mary Trump also confirms what Donald Trump’s critics have long accused him of: he’s an outright racist. “It comes easily to him, and he thinks it’s going to score him points with the only people who are continuing to support him,” she observes. “Growing up, it was sort of normal to hear them use the n-word or use anti-Semitic expressions.”
Mary Trump, now 55, who holds a doctorate in psychology, published her memoir on Tuesday over the objections of the White House.
Cam
No surprise that the Trump family is full of racists and bigots. Just the other day Trump is using the racist dogwhistle that democrats will “Destroy the suburbs”.
This is a sick family, glad the Niece got away, and is making a fortune off her book.
Vince
Donnie got her cut out of the will. No doubt revenge is playing a part in this book but good for her. This is a shitty family that deserves to be exposed.
jayceecook
@Vince LOL, you just proved a part of her book correct.
Vince
Good to know but hardly news. I’ve never met a racist that wasn’t a bigot across the board. The only time they make what they call friends is when they share a common interest or enemy.
jw8890
The trumps are nothing more than sociopaths and sycophants. Their entire bloodline is tainted with mediocrity and malice. If they were all stricken with infertility the world would be better for it.
Norm
Any Evangelicals want to know how gay people are made, let it be known their blessed trump family makes them. LOL
Onecaddy13
My only question is Why now??? Why didn’t she write this book Prior to the election??? And doesn’t everybody write a tell all Book because their pissed off and want to make a few bucks?? She hates the family so much, yet she’s willing to profit off the name. Fishy!!!
nunya
How dare you think and question a gay person’s motivations!
jayceecook
Read the book and find out.
Blue Zoo
Didn’t you notice? This *is* prior to the election! No one thought for a second he would win the first one.
Toofie
Yeah, nobody thought he’d win the first election.
ScottOnEarth
She has explained – in multiple interviews and in specific detail – why she is now writing her book. Do some research, please.
nm4047
Clearly there won’t be anything about the guy that isn’t already know, said or suspected. Surprisingly the has been able to keep a cap on thoughts about jews, doubt the twinkle in is eye being married to one would make any difference. As the saying goes, ‘the leopard can’t change it’s spots’.
succubus
huh? r u high?
rocknstan
Every family has gay members because diversity is reality, i.e., science.
I would love to see some of Mary’s profits go into defeating Trump and additional anti-REPUG measures.
Apparently, the Trump family is not an abberation since 43% of Amerikkka was behind Cheeto’s efforts at one point.
Remember that the virus-induced slump in the economy is the only thing making 43% of Amerikkka rethink the Orange monster.
The most discouraging thing is that the America we wanted to believe in never existed.
HenryCameron
“’It’s a disgrace they’re letting that little f*ggot Elton John sing at the service,’ Mary’s grandmother said to the family.” Why was she talking about a funeral that happened almost two years earlier as if it hadn’t happened yet?
naobe5
I ‘ve asked myself the same question???