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Trump’s Sister Calls Out President’s Family Separation Policy, Lies and Cruelty in Audio Tapes

HeadlineAug 24, 2020

In secretly recorded audio, President Trump’s older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, calls her brother “cruel” and says he has “no principles.” The damning audio was recorded by their niece Mary Trump and released Saturday by The Washington Post. Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge, also appears to be the source for Mary Trump’s allegation in her tell-all book about her family that Donald Trump paid a friend to take his SATs for him. Mary Trump recorded her aunt in 2018 and 2019.

Maryanne Trump Barry: “His goddamn tweet and the lying, oh my god! I’m talking too freely, but you know. The change of stories, the lack of preparation, the lying, the — holy [bleep]! But he’s appealing to the base. What they’re doing with the kids at the border, I mean…”

Click here to see our interview with Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s only niece.

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