
Donald Trump’s niece – clinical psychologist Mary Trump – is calling out his behavior during the Los Angeles wildfires, which she says is a harbinger of how he will handle crises as president.
There are currently an estimated 24 people who are either dead or missing and over 12,000 structures have been damaged so far, with over 150,000 more people still under evacuation orders.
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She said her uncle is “deeply ignorant” since he didn’t know the Constitution prohibits one of his biggest campaign promises.
The fires have also become the subject of massive misinformation, which Trump is only contributing to.
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Late last week, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) “refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way.” Donald Trump also referred to Newsom as “Newscum” in that post.
There was no water restoration declaration. It was just made up to put blame on Newsom.
Mary Trump wrote on her Substack that her uncle should be “rallying support and taking action to aid his fellow Americans” instead of spreading false information to “attack his perceived political enemies and stoke division.”
She said this is a sign of things to come during his second administration.
“We’ve seen the real world consequences of what happens when Donald is in charge during a crisis,” Mary Trump wrote. “He’s withheld disaster aid from states whose governors didn’t pay him sufficient [deferential respect]; he’s diverted resources away from first responders; he’s repeatedly failed communities in crisis, and he’s often made recommendations based on pseudo-science that have made everything worse.”
“What we can expect, because we’ve seen time and time again: If you need help in a crisis, but you do not kiss Donald’s ass sufficiently, he will not help you. He will use the crisis to perpetuate misinformation and conspiracy theories which will lead to a greater loss of life. He will blame the victims. He will divide us against each other. That is the playbook,” she added.
She listed numerous disasters that occurred during her uncle’s first term, including Hurricane Maria and the COVID-19 pandemic, both of which she said he didn’t adequately respond to and showed “his jaw-dropping lack of empathy.”
Mary Trump then accused her uncle of sowing discord because it wears down his opposition.
“I do know what Donald gets out of stirring up chaos and division during those times when we need unity,” she wrote. “Division benefits him, even if, or maybe especially if it’s at the expense of the rest of us. Division wears us down, even as it leaves him unaltered. I actually think it energizes him.”
“We know what’s coming and we know how to combat what’s headed our way: stick together—don’t let anybody tell you that the best way for you to survive in a crisis is to stop caring about other people.”
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