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mahatmakanejeeves

(56,896 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 07:56 AM Jun 2020

Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Her book describes a 'nightmare' of family dysfunction

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Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Now her book describes a ‘nightmare’ of family dysfunction.

By Michael Kranish
June 26, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EDT

Mary L. Trump was embroiled in a feud over her inheritance two decades ago when her uncle Donald Trump and his siblings punched back in classic style. In an obscure court filing, they belittled her, alleging she “lives primarily off the Trump income” and is “not gainfully employed.”

Actually, Mary Trump had embarked on a new career. She studied patients with schizophrenia at Hillsdale Hospital on Long Island for at least six months during this period, meeting with an array of people who were delusional, hallucinatory and suicidal.

Over time, she deepened her studies of the personality disorder, contributed to a book on treating schizophrenia, wrote a dissertation on stalkers, and became a clinical psychologist. But not since she became part of the lawsuit in 2000 against her uncle has she spoken in detail about what she sees as the disorders of Donald Trump.

Now her silence could be coming to an end. Her book about her uncle — “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man” — is slated to be published next month. The book is so potentially explosive that the Trump family is seeking to block publication, citing a confidentiality agreement that Mary Trump signed as part of a settlement about her inheritance. Mary Trump’s lawyer, Theodore Boutrous Jr., said the president is trying to “suppress a book that will discuss matters of utmost public importance.”

{snip}

Now Mary Trump appears to hope that, with an assist from the publication of her book, the next presidential election will turn out differently from the last. She foreshadowed it at 4:07 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2016, shortly after her uncle was declared the president-elect, when she tweeted simply: “2020.”

Alice Crites contributed to this report.

Michael Kranish
Michael Kranish is a national political investigative reporter for The Washington Post. He is the co-author of The Post’s biography "Trump Revealed," as well as biographies of John F. Kerry and Mitt Romney. He previously was the deputy chief of the Boston Globe's Washington bureau. Follow https://twitter.com/PostKranish
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Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Her book describes a 'nightmare' of family dysfunction (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 OP
I had to lol at the accusation of "living of the Trump income" Docreed2003 Jun 2020 #1
Grifters work hard for the money! radical noodle Jun 2020 #16
Well Trumps were working to illegally evade paying taxes, if that is considered work. Pepsidog Jun 2020 #17
Mary's book will expose both Trump's family dysfunction and her uncle's extreme psychopathy. sop Jun 2020 #2
Touching story. Kicking. Mike 03 Jun 2020 #3
I already ordered my Kindle copy. DarleenMB Jun 2020 #4
Whoever wrote this Article did a poor job - schizophrenia isn't a personality disorder Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #5
Actually, the article zentrum Jun 2020 #6
True azureblue Jun 2020 #9
No problem with my reading comprehension- how about yours? Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #13
I have a feeling that people are far more interested in Jarqui Jun 2020 #18
The writer implies that schizophrenia is a personality disorder in the poorly written article nt Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #11
Here is contact information for Michael Kranish. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 #7
Dr. Mary l. Trump is a clinical psychologist, so she knows whereof she speaks when it comes niyad Jun 2020 #8
I am also a trained mental health professional, but the writer of the article clearly is not Fiendish Thingy Jun 2020 #14
I am reasonably certain that the people who read .Dr. Trump's book are not going to on ern niyad Jun 2020 #20
This is the book I want. When Bolton's hits the thrift store I'll have heard all the "good" parts .. marble falls Jun 2020 #10
She knows precisely what Donald Trump represents in DSM. gordianot Jun 2020 #12
Donnie screwed up again. A generous settlement could have generated NCjack Jun 2020 #15
Donny's make believe world comes crashing down. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #19

Docreed2003

(16,817 posts)
1. I had to lol at the accusation of "living of the Trump income"
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 08:02 AM
Jun 2020

What exactly have Donnie and his spawn been doing since the time Donnie got millions from Daddy Fred? Like any of this assholes are "gainfully employed" in any way other than their own minds.

sop

(9,946 posts)
2. Mary's book will expose both Trump's family dysfunction and her uncle's extreme psychopathy.
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 08:32 AM
Jun 2020

This promises to be quite a sordid tale. Mary's is likely the only book about Trump I'll buy, unless "The Trial and Imprisonment of Donald J. Trump," by George Conway, Steve Schmidt and Rick Wislon, comes out sometime next year.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,367 posts)
5. Whoever wrote this Article did a poor job - schizophrenia isn't a personality disorder
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 09:20 AM
Jun 2020

And Trump isn’t schizophrenic.

Hopefully the book is more accurate than the article.

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
6. Actually, the article
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 09:41 AM
Jun 2020

….does not say what you take issue with. She studied schizophrenia. Period. And other disorders. Period. Her psychology background gives her insight into her family.

I don't think this is at all saying she is saying Trump is schizophrenic.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,367 posts)
13. No problem with my reading comprehension- how about yours?
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 10:26 AM
Jun 2020
Actually, Mary Trump had embarked on a new career. She studied patients with schizophrenia at Hillsdale Hospital on Long Island for at least six months during this period, meeting with an array of people who were delusional, hallucinatory and suicidal.

Over time, she deepened her studies of the personality disorder, [what is this referring to, if not Mary’s study of schizophrenia mentioned in the paragraph immediately preceding this one? There is no other mention of personality disorders in the article]contributed to a book on treating schizophrenia, wrote a dissertation on stalkers, and became a clinical psychologist. But not since she became part of the lawsuit in 2000 against her uncle has she spoken in detail about what she sees as the disorders of Donald Trump.


Again, I’m not criticizing Mary Trump, I’m criticizing the author of the article, in writing about a trained mental health professional (I’m a retired mental health professional myself), mangled terminology making it unclear at best and inaccurate at worst.

Jarqui

(10,110 posts)
18. I have a feeling that people are far more interested in
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 11:04 AM
Jun 2020

what Mary Trump has to say than hand-wringing over something poorly worded in an article about her and her book.

niyad

(112,434 posts)
8. Dr. Mary l. Trump is a clinical psychologist, so she knows whereof she speaks when it comes
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 09:47 AM
Jun 2020

To donnie bodybags.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,367 posts)
14. I am also a trained mental health professional, but the writer of the article clearly is not
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 10:28 AM
Jun 2020

He weakens any case Trump might make in her book by misstating her studies and associating unrelated diagnoses.

niyad

(112,434 posts)
20. I am reasonably certain that the people who read .Dr. Trump's book are not going to on ern
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 01:02 PM
Jun 2020

themselves with what a poorly-written review has to say about psych diagnoses.

I see that contact information for the review author. Perhaps an email from you could persuade him to correct his errors.

marble falls

(56,358 posts)
10. This is the book I want. When Bolton's hits the thrift store I'll have heard all the "good" parts ..
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 09:54 AM
Jun 2020

anyway. Screw Bolton. I don't want to give him a penny.

gordianot

(15,226 posts)
12. She knows precisely what Donald Trump represents in DSM.
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 10:23 AM
Jun 2020

She has no restraints using her knowledge and judgement. Donald has a lot to fear from his niece. I pre ordered the book as soon as it was announced. I doubt you could get better timing than the July release date.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
15. Donnie screwed up again. A generous settlement could have generated
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 10:32 AM
Jun 2020

good will by Mary and perhaps avoided this book.

Nice credentials. expert in treating personality disorder and knowledgeable on the subject of stalkers. She should provide some good stories and explanations of Donnie' behavior.

Yeah -- I will read it and pass it around.

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