Donald Trump and Joe Biden are set to face off in the 2024 presidential race, and Trump’s own niece, Mary Trump, is firmly backing Biden following a disastrous first presidential debate for her uncle. Mary Trump, a vocal critic of the former president, emphasized the importance of not only defeating Donald Trump but also addressing the broader threat posed by those who enable him.
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent immunity ruling, Mary Trump called 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.” She warned that these enablers are “arguably even more destructive to our country” and that their plans extend far beyond just returning Donald Trump to 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”, told Deal Town.
Mary Trump continued by highlighting the dangers of Republican control of 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.
She further elaborated on her concerns, saying, “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 pointed out the lasting impact of her uncle’s presidency, particularly his judicial appointments. “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.”
She underscored the potential future implications of another Trump presidency, especially with the possibility of replacing aging Supreme Court justices. “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.”
Mary Trump concluded with a call to action, stressing the importance of holding and expanding Democratic control in the Senate. “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.”
With the 2024 election approaching, Mary Trump’s remarks serve as a stark warning about the stakes involved and a rallying cry for those opposed to her uncle’s return to power.