"People Are Dying Alone Because of Donald's Failure to Lead"

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In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, Mary Trump, the U.S. president's niece, discusses her family's chilling history, her grandfather's ruthlessness and what it would mean if Donald was re-elected.

DER SPIEGEL: Ms. Trump, you write that your uncle is the world's most dangerous man. What do you mean by that?

Trump: The combination of his pathologies and his position is extremely dangerous. In some sense, you could say that any American in his position is potentially the most dangerous person on the planet. But my uncle clearly doesn't have the intellectual capacity or the impulse control to be trusted.

DER SPIEGEL: What went through your mind when he was elected back in 2016?

Trump: I was devastated. In a really weird way, I took it personally. I used to be really proud of my family name because it just sounded cool. It was difficult to hear my name constantly referring to somebody who was doing all of these horrible things. It felt like an assault.
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DER SPIEGEL: Donald emulated his father?

Trump: The character similarities between him and my grandfather don't run as deep as they might seem. My grandfather was a very competent person. He was a successful businessman. Donald is neither of those things. He's not competent and he's never been good at business. However, my grandfather saw Donald's savvy with the media. He also saw Donald as somebody who was totally willing to do whatever it took to win, whatever that meant in their universe. Get the deal, screw somebody over, lie, cheat, steal.

https://www.spiegel.de/international/mary-trump-people-are-dying-alone-because-of-donald-s-failure-to-lead-a-1c0aac8f-29ef-488f-8b65-cfc41b7f1b17

An interesting German perspective in this interview with Mary Trump on her book.