AP
Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the respective nominees for the 2024 presidential race, and Trump’s own niece, Mary Trump, is firmly sticking with Biden after a disastrous first presidential debate. Mary Trump, a vocal critic of her uncle and an outspoken member of the Trump family, responded to the Supreme Court’s recent immunity ruling, calling it “a chilling but compelling reminder that, while stopping Donald is our most immediate task, we also have to stop the people who enable him.”
“They are arguably even more destructive to our country and, unlike Donald, their plans to dismantle our institutions go far beyond putting him back in the White House. Now that the Supreme Court has removed the guardrails, we need to factor in the need to build new ones,” she said on Wednesday. “That starts by putting the same amount of care, attention, and energy into down-ballot races as we do the presidential race.”
Mary Trump emphasized the broader implications of the 2024 elections, stressing the dangers of Republican control over Congress. “The only thing scarier than the idea of my uncle being in the Oval Office again is the idea of the Republicans controlling the Senate and the House of Representatives,” she stated.
“Donald nominated three of the justices who overturned Roe v. Wade, destroyed the ability of federal agencies to do their jobs, and decreed the presidency a dictatorship, but he had no idea who Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney-Barrett were. He was merely doing the bidding of people like Mitch McConnell and unelected officials like Leonard Leo, co-chair of the Federalist Society, and Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation. It’s very likely that the next president will have the chance to replace Sam Alito (74) and Clarence Thomas (76). The idea of having two Federalist-Society-grown embryos put on the Court to ruin the lives of the next four generations of Americans is enough to make my head explode. The best way to prevent that is to hold the Senate—and, preferably, increase our margins so we can get rid of the filibuster, too, while we’re at it.”
She elaborated on the potential consequences, warning, “Both, the House in particular, would very likely be filled with even more extreme sycophants who hate the Constitution with the same blind passion with which they hate women and minorities. All the worrying in the world won’t stop that from happening.”
Mary Trump’s comments highlight her ongoing commitment to opposing her uncle’s political ambitions and underscore the urgency she feels about preventing a Republican stronghold in Congress. As the 2024 presidential race heats up, her endorsement of Biden and call to action for down-ballot races add a significant voice to the conversation, reflecting the deep divisions within the Trump family and the broader political landscape.
