2d ago

Trump’s niece explains why ‘rattled’ president is lashing out at female reporters

www.independent.co.uk

Mary Trump shared her theories after a series of incidents involving her uncle and female journalists

In the most recent incident Thursday, the president lashed out at a journalist who asked him about the D.C shooting suspect, asking if she was a “stupid person”.

Just one day before, Mary Trump had addressed her uncle’s previous run-ins with female reporters on her show, Mary Trump Live.

“His misogynistic attacks against reporters in particular are increasing and that means a couple of things,” she said. “It means that he’s increasingly comfortable lodging such attacks,” she continued, before reeling off a list of targeted groups. “There’s no hiding it anymore.”

The president’s niece also theorised that the sharp rebukes he delivers when questioned could be a sign that the pressure is getting to him in his second term.

37 comments

Mushroom dick's under pressure.
Her being his niece is like Rey being Palpatine's granddaughter. Just wow. What a sad fate to have that a-holes name, truly. I would've changed my name. lmao
- And like Musk's daughter. She is a gem. Her dad sucks.
Two possibilities:
Dementia removes verbal “filters.”
Aging causes atrophy of the brain, particularly the frontal lobes first, and those (like teens who haven’t fully developed myelination of the frontal lobes) are the filters for impulsiveness and risk taking.
So he says and does stupid shit because the filters are breaking down.
No wonder he's comfortable doing the shit he does. Americans are turbo bootlickers
He is jealous they can apply makeup better than he can.
Mary Trump is a psycholgist who wrote & warned about DT extensively ever since his 1st presidency. She predicted Jan 6: "He won't go willingly."
She might be milking it (a little), but she is competent, with a unique insight, and ever since that PBS interview in 2016 (or '17) I respect her.
- The whole world was collectively giving you warnings for fascism for decades bud. You were so smug in being untouchable, some guy was bound to take it to the next level.
  This pity patty show of remorse just because trump got elected still shows you guys will never learn the lesson.
  But hey, you do you.
  
  aw, that's cute.
  you feel better now?
  
  Yeah, a_nomy_mousse.
  Why didnt you listen to the warnings and prevent this?! You smug bastard!
  
  Very cool Vlad, why are you acting like such a Russian troll. Or are you an old sundowning boomer
  
  Time for your nap
- I can't fault her using it in any way to profit. She's given us warning, we're not listening, might as well ride this to the end and make some money doing it. While still warning us of what's pretty damn obvious now.
- I listened to the audiobook. It’s always fascinating to learn how people become who they are, it was especially interesting knowing that she’s a professional in the field.
“Mary Trump is a stone-old loser who doesn’t have a clue about anything,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said.
When they include quotes it makes it so much harder to remind myself it's not satire.
- Steven Cheung should get a gig acting as Jabba the Hut. He doesn't even need make-up, although maybe he might need to lose some weight ! I wonder why ICE haven't deported that revolting POS yet?
- Of course they'd have something abrasive like that ready for her. She's been consistently speaking out against her uncle and his mental state for almost a decade.
The only dumb thing I see now is how dumb America has generally become to normalize all this stupidity.
He's an idiot president leading a nation of idiots.
- Other countries are willingly going along with this. Stupidity does not stop at US borders.
- Careful- tell liberals on Lenny they’re partly to blame for MAGA and they start outing themselves as pissy little cowards REAL fuckin’ fast.
  
  Yep. They get so bent out of shape when they complain about all the trump signs and flags that every one of them should have a sign next to them that says these maga signs are partially brought to you by the Minnesota State DFL.
  In less than one generation, they totally destroyed generations worth of good will and votes by deciding that it is cheaper and easier to buy votes in the large metropolitan area of this state. Why drive 300+ miles in February to eat cold catered chicken and shake hands with a dirty finger nailed miner or logger when you can buy, (and yes, buying it is), all the votes cheaper and easier right out your front door that are needed to run this state.
  Hell, I asked the DFL for a few pamphlets to place on a table at my county fair. I got told there was no money for it......Fcuking "Liberals".
- Those are strong words from someone in a country following a lot of the same patterns we are. We may be dumb, but at least we're not copying the dumb guys homework.
president is lashing out at female reporters
Is it lashing because rapng is out of the question?
- I don't think he wants to rape reporters. You're thinking of children. As is trump. (But in different ways)
Trump is the LEADER of the Christian Values Family Party! WHY would he Feel Comfortable spouting such ANTI CHRISTIAN Rhetoric? That DOESNT make Sense!
- No, no, that's old Anti-Christian... The new stuff is all Toxic Empathy(tm).
So he's being an asshole because he's an asshole
I'm not a fan of her using the Streisand Effect to explain this. The wealthy suppress big stories all the time - like payments made to sex workers for instance. The Streisand Effect is really just survivorship bias illuminating the stories they try but fail to suppress.
- It's a misuse of the term. The Streisand Effect is when the rich or powerful try to supress something that no one knew about, calling greater attention to it.
  The term was coined when Barbara Streisand tried to go after a guy for taking pictures of her home as part of a large aerial coastal photography project.
  No one knew where her house was until she went after the guy, who also didn't know. It blew up massively, and now anyone can see Barbara Streisand's old house.
  
  Do you think she's the only wealthy person to go after a photographer for taking photos of her house? Or are they usually successful when they do?

37 comments