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Rhiannon12866

(204,469 posts)
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 03:41 AM Nov 2020

Mary Trump: A Trump Pardon Will Be A 'Crime Against The United States' - The Last Word - MSNBC



Mary Trump tells Lawrence O'Donnell that Donald Trump is "prolonging his own agony" by refusing to concede the election because he will be irrelevant, which is "a fate worse than death for him." Aired on 11/09/2020.


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Mary Trump: A Trump Pardon Will Be A 'Crime Against The United States' - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Nov 2020 OP
K & R Duppers Nov 2020 #1
She really has done this nation a service by speaking out, which can't have been easy Rhiannon12866 Nov 2020 #2
I bought the hardcover. Silver Gaia Nov 2020 #4
I sure agree, it can't have been easy - she had to relive so many painful moments of her life Rhiannon12866 Nov 2020 #5
Hmmmmm... Silver Gaia Nov 2020 #6
just ask Gerald Ford how that Nixon pardon worked out... samnsara Nov 2020 #3
What a shame to see him suffer so much!...Like the way he's made Americans & many others Illumination Nov 2020 #7

Rhiannon12866

(204,469 posts)
2. She really has done this nation a service by speaking out, which can't have been easy
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 05:38 AM
Nov 2020

Reliving parts of her childhood - and telling about her Dad. I have her book on audio, have listened to it in my car and I think it's well done. Plus, she's also a psychologist.

Silver Gaia

(4,533 posts)
4. I bought the hardcover.
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 08:23 AM
Nov 2020

I haven't read it yet, but may do so soon. (Reading has been difficult for me in the age of Trump, but I'm feeling better about trying it again. I have always been a prolific reader, but have been unable to focus on anything longer than an article.)

I really love listening to Mary talk, and I agree with all you said. Her insights are so valuable when trying to understand what has and is going on. Like tonight, on Don Lemon's CNN show, she said that "Donald" is the only person she's ever met who can "gaslight himself."

She asserted that this is what he is doing, and is the only way he can deal with this. He has to convince himself that he won, because he simply cannot conceive of himself as a "loser." She said he is broken, and that it is her grandfather who broke him. This was not to elicit pity, but to warn, because he is a dangerous monster.

She also said that most dangerous of all are the Republicans who are encouraging this behavior hoping to gain from it. If they had an ounce of ethics or patriotism, they would find a way to "25th" him, but they themselves are so corrupt that they would rather exploit the situation for personal and party gain, and all else be damned.

Sounds about right to me. She's very good at cutting through the BS to the underlying truth. I think she is a true patriot.

Rhiannon12866

(204,469 posts)
5. I sure agree, it can't have been easy - she had to relive so many painful moments of her life
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 08:36 AM
Nov 2020

But she did this country a great service by exposing so many truths - for those willing to hear them. I have trouble concentrating on reading these days, as well, and I used to be a prolific reader. But she reads her book herself which is a good thing - and I listen to it in my car when I have to drive any distance. When she talked about losing her Dad, I had to sit in my driveway and listen to the end. It was obvious that his promising life turned out badly due to his father's expectations and actions. And Mary made a very effective case using her training and background. I recommend it highly, it was a very "good read."

Silver Gaia

(4,533 posts)
6. Hmmmmm...
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 08:44 AM
Nov 2020

Now I'm considering getting the audiobook. If she reads it, that might be a better way to experience it. Thanks!

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
7. What a shame to see him suffer so much!...Like the way he's made Americans & many others
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 12:52 PM
Nov 2020

suffer! He needs to suffer a whole lot more! Bring it on!...

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