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Family insider warns president 'trapped' in sad world of lies

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AlterNet reports that Mary Trump, President Donald Trump’s niece, said on her Friday podcast that her uncle is “trapped” in a false self-image rooted in lessons from his father, Fred Trump, and reinforced by aides willing to indulge him. She described a recurring tactic: when Donald Trump or his allies face an uncomfortable question, they redirect blame, attack the questioner, or accuse others of the same defects alleged against them.

Mary Trump characterized that conduct as psychological projection and argued that her uncle learned to treat vulnerability, dependence, and…

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