Donald Trump’s eldest sister, Maryanne Trump, who died before he won his second term, was recorded as saying:
Private criticism of Donald Trump
Barry made few public statements about her younger brother Donald Trump during his first term as president. She died before he was elected for a second term in 2024.[8] In August 2020, their niece Mary L. Trump revealed that she had surreptitiously audio-recorded 15 hours of discussions with Barry in 2018 and 2019. In those recorded discussions, Barry sharply criticized her brother.[8] Mary publicly released several transcripts and audio excerpts of the conversations, including content that did not previously appear in her 2020 book Too Much and Never Enough.[8]
In the recordings, Barry said of her brother, “All he wants to do is appeal to his base. He has no principles. None. His goddamned tweeting and lying… oh my god. I’m talking too freely, but you know. The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying. Holy shit. […] It’s the phoniness of it all. It’s the phoniness and this cruelty. Donald is cruel.”[8] She added that he did not read books and had someone take the college entrance exam in his place.[8] In the recordings, Barry also criticized the first Trump administration’s controversial family separation policy for deported migrants, and the bankruptcies of her brother’s businesses, adding that “you can’t trust him”.[8][32][33]
Maryanne Trump Barry
American judge (1937–2023)
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14 Traits Of People Who Seem To Love Being Cruel
ByDanielle SachsOctober 2, 2025
https://www.bolde.com/14-traits-of-people-who-seem-to-love-being-cruel/
Putin’s deliberate brutality in Ukraine has a backstory
The past holds Russia prisoner. This cruelty in war shows how.
June 2, 2026
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/06/02/putin-russia-legacy-military-cruelty/
The Psychology Behind Violence, Cruelty, and MadnessWhen someone exhibits violence, cruelty, or madness, especially in a pattern, it’s rarely caused by just one factor. From a psychological perspective, a mix of biological, environmental, and personality-related factors can contribute to these behaviors.
🔹 Violence – Physical aggression, harming others.
🔹 Cruelty – Deliberate emotional or physical harm, often with enjoyment or lack of empathy.
🔹 Madness (Psychosis or Extreme Instability) – Losing touch with reality, paranoia, or delusional thinking.
https://lindacjturner.com/2025/03/03/the-psychology-behind-violence-cruelty-and-madness/
Leo Rosten: ‘I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.’
