All we have to do is look at his public behavior throughout history to accept that Mary knows what she’s talking about. Having grown up in a similar family structure with someone who was devoid of empathy, obsessed with money...to the point of stealing and financial abuse of those around her, and sadistic in her cruelty, I KNOW Mary Trump is telling it exactly like it is. She did not break her NDA. A court ruled that his NDA’s on her, (and likely every single family member) are completely worthless. Who puts NDA’s on family members anyway? A criminal sociopathic narcissist.
I have been watching video interviews of Mary Trump for the past week or so. My impression of her is that she is telling the truth according to her own perception of it. To me, she sounds like the most sensible one of the whole bunch.
She sounds like angry & bitter that she has such a famous last name, wealthy & (at the time) most powerful man in the world as an Uncle and didn’t get what she feels she and her family should have. Then come along media trying to find anyone at all to attack & slam Trump (something they’ve done consistently since he won the nomination, and in which so far the media has been found to be lying/ distorting to the point of being completely false/ or pushing a very specific narrative & selecting words cautiously to libel/ slander. She switched her story from Trumps dad to Trump being the fault. No one else backs up her claim. A business and absent father isn’t a new thing, and based on how very attentive and involved D.Trump has been in his kids lives, I will buy that it is likely that his father was old fashion strict and absent, while his mon was very involved.
So equating money with love is not the only family-wide failing. Also equating money with fairness. What's next? Equating money with satiety? Self-worth? Boy. These people really *are* aberrant! You'd be really hard-pressed to find another family that has those characteristics ( if you were on a desert island in the middle of the Pacific without another soul around for 1,000 mile radius ). You don't suppose they even equate money with *happiness* do you? I'm so glad I'm so well-adjusted. I almost got suicidal when that $1,200 stimulus/you're-a-useless-eater-in-a-make-work-job-get-over-it check finally arrived in the mail. See? I'm entirely glowing with mental health. No equating receipt of reward with joy for me! How sick would *that* be? There but for the grace of Providence goes me.
"The fact that she's his niece raises the concern that her view is distorted", hmm, could it also be that the fact that she's his niece means she's also in a much better position to be more "informed"? That, coupled with the fact that she's a clinical psychologist, could also strengthen that position.
@@aprilmay1700 I doubt that, if anything, she'll be in the Lake of Fire with Satan, his tormented eternal future, along with billions & billions of evil people
She saw, close up, her dad be disrespected and destroyed. She heard many stories from the family. She knows things that happened in the personal Trump milieu. She has done many interviews -- not just one -- and she has written an excellent book. This analysis is disrespectful.
Hi. I read Mary Trump's book. It is the exact mirror image of my own dysfunctional family. The same tactics my mother used to create a monster in my older sister. Her favouritism of this sister created a character that is an exact parallel of Donald. She was the least academically intelligent out of us 8 children. Meanwhile she was made the CEO of the family business which she has run into the ground. Again defrauding all her other siblings by manipulating trust deeds and wills with the aid of her husband who is a lawyer. Meanwhile all our lives this sister was hyped up to believe she is the only competent child while we others were systematically put down. I find Mary Trump's book totally believable. This is real life dysfunction. Not theory!
Ridiculous indeed!!! Taking the word of a twice removed 'sour' family member isn't enough to even perhaps attempt a diagnoses. So, a scapegoat because he was a drunk ... during childhood even? (All before Mary was born) Ya'll need to get a life. Long distance theories is definitely the wrong way to go. Poor Mary ..... guess she was a scapegoat as well? Lol.
I haven't finished watching the video yet, but I just wanted to comment that I think that Mary's opinions about Donald's success stem from the fact that he has bankrupted multiple businesses despite massive financial support & resources from his father, not from having high standards. Just my take on it.
@@polarbearsrus6980 no doubt, it’s weird how the media and plenty of famous people viewed Trump as a clown. Well that clown came with an agenda. People didn’t take Hitler seriously either (back in the 1920’s).
She should be taken more seriously because even though she is biased she is a credible person as she experienced it first hand. Dr Grande, does it mean that if we go to court to testify against a person that is socio/narcissist or psycho/narcissist we will not be credible either? I mean, we do experienced the abuse and witnessed abused.... She witnessed it why can't she be legitimately believed? Who else outside D. Trump's family and entourage could be taken seriously?
Because, as with the problems of the Me Too movement, you can't simply 'believe'. As suggested, she unfortunately needs corroborative accounts. People lie.
The release of the tapes of her aunt’s comments about the SATs being written by someone else should be evidence of the truth of that statement. I personally have never liked Trump since he first hit headlines back in the nineties and her book confirmed every impression I had of him. It is difficult to be totally objective when writing about a member of your own family but I think she did a very credible job in her book. Trump is one of those people one either loves or hates and I readily admit I fall into the latter camp.
@@xvsupremacy7190 She's angry with him and has very useful insights into his character and his early life but that doesn't mean she's bitter. I've seen her interviews she appears to be factual and on a mission to try and let others know what he's really like.
This is a VERY poor analysis due to a flawed perspective, partly due to lack of research and comprehension of what Mary is saying. The excessive monotone may appear logical and unbiased but clearly lacks insight and fluidity. Time has shown Mary's perspective on Trump to be 100% correct. Man needs to listen to woman much more than he does.
One thing I disagree with....it's not HER that equates money with love...it's THEM (the family). Feelings were not shown or made known by anyone in that family. Money was everything. Knowing that..of course she knows that no money means no love(on their part). I strongly recommend the book to anyone who is interested.
Why fight for an inheritance from a family she disliked if she doesn't value wealth? If she had accepted her exclusion from the fortune without litigation, I would find her more credible.
@@eurekahope5310 Mary recounts in her book how her brother, Fritz, was counting on their inheritance (wghich amongst others consisted in the private health insurance of the family) to treat his quite ill little boy. I think in normal families possesions are split between successors out of love and solidarity.
@@eurekahope5310 I agree with that sentiment. Having said that, when love = money in the difficult formulations of a damaged child, obtaining 'that which is owed' in terms of 'love', is often, perhaps misguidedly, sought as legal/monetary 'revenge' for the unhappiness/mistreatment.
@@Runningfromtheherd I was repeating what i heard her Lawyer say. I think Dr Grande's is not very credible when suggesting ......" Mary suing to regain love through money " .
@@suzukibeane1220 I don't watch many of his analyses but I think he's off on Mary Trump. CZcamsrs are always suspect whether they're telling the truth or making money on their channel. trump always comes back at people who disparage him but not her. I think he's afraid of her.
@@Runningfromtheherd I wholeheartedly agree with you. I have seen many of her interviews . She is intelligent, knowledgable , and confident. Grande's idea that Mary is looking for love through money is far fetched to say the least. You bring up an excellent point..... Donnie has not disparaged or threatened to sue her because she told the truth. Her suit against him for defrauding her and her brother is in the court system now.
Well, to my way of thinking, you don't have everyone signing disclosures if there's nothing to hide! Also, the fact that he refuses to admit he's no longer president means something upstairs isn't working...And, he is being sued by many different entities because he never owns up to his debts because the courts are his playground... I'd believe her before I'd believe him! He's been lying to the american people for 4 years, that's got to say something about who he is! For damn sure! Personally, I think he's a narcissist, which some refer to as psychopathic...I lived with one for 14 yrs, and can smell them coming a mile away!
An analysis of an interview is so superficial. It doesn't sound like he's read the book. I read the book and I don't think her perceptions are all that distorted. A sad family to stay the least.
This is the first time I've been very disappointed in one of these videos. Within the first two minutes, I got a pretty strong impression that he was negative about Mary Trump.
I'm not really sure he is successful in the material sense... He lied and scammed his way to his money defrauding and hurting many others on the way. A liar and a cheat who used others to get what he wanted is not successful in his own right.
Judy0007 how can u tell someone not to call others they don’t personally know something and then in the same comment call someone u don’t know that exact thing? Were u trying to be ironic or something or r u actually that much of a hypocrite?
I'm not sure I agree with the notion that suing for one's right to an inheritance means essentially seeking love from the government or courts. The money can't replace love, but disinherited people need to fight for what is rightfully theirs, at least if there is a legal angle.
I totally agree with you, for example a greedy daughter/ son persuading an elderly/ dying mother/ father when they are mentally/ emotionally unstable to disinherit a sibling or change their will at the last minute.
I agree. Going to court for being written out of her and her brothers rightful inheritance has nothing to do with love, but upholding their rights and acknowledging the lack of love of those keeping them out...her Aunts and Uncles.
Jennieallen The will. Trump and the other brother changed it to cut Mary and her bother out.. including their health insurance while her brother and his wife had just had a special needs baby. NYDA is right now investigating evidence that the Trump family, not Mary, lied about inheritance taxes to the tune of 170 million$.
It also goes the other way for the people you deem as "good". Fact is most highly successful people are narcissists or have narc tendancies. It's a fact.
You think she is "coming from a good space"? Hahaha.....what a joke! She admits she is a "Trump" and that she loves money. She also feels shunned by the family, feels her grandfather drove her father to an alcoholic death, knows her uncles and aunts cheated her and her brother out of an inheritance and wants revenge on her uncle (Donald J. Trump). She also betrayed her aunt to get certain info (taped her without her consent). She is full of hatred and is the reason many people feel that shrinks are f***ed up and incompetent. I found her to be fat, a partisan hack and a shrink I would never go within a 1000 miles of. This broad is a train wreck.
My father was a sociopath. My sister became the daughter who was like him and I became the daughter who did anything and everything to not be like them. I was easy to hurt because I didn't fight back, thinking that proved me different and not damaged. I was wrong. I'm damaged in a different way and can't afford to get help. I know sociopaths. Donald Trump is a sociopath. That is my personal opinion. Take it or leave it Dr. GRANDE.
I lived with a sociopath too. However I don’t view Trump as a sociopath, nor psychopath, perhaps a narcissist.I think he cares about & is deeply committed to the ideology of America, Republic, & citizens.
@@gardeniabee he cares about himself. He didn't mean to win the Presidency. It was just another money making scam for him. Now, he can't even think of being criticized. All Presidents are criticized. Now, instead of money, he seems to want adoration.
Of course he’s a sociopath- he feels the rules don’t apply to him. He doesn’t want to turn over his tax returns, he doesn’t want to wear a mask, he doesn’t play fair- always stoops to name calling. He’s a nightmare.
Dr. Grande, I am truly mystified that so much of your analysis of Mary Trump and her book seems to rely on a superficial and disjointed interview. In my mind, George Stephanopoulos has never been a first rate journalist, so the results had hardly surprising. Have you read Ms. Trump's book, or perhaps watched a more coherent interview with Rachel Maddow?
Her claim about the disinheritance meaning "no love" was not in reference to HER identifying money and love; it is about THEIR identifying those things, whereas she is quite clear about the difference
devinngeorge watch the interview she clearly states that the family used money as a substitute for love. She is very aware of what real love is meant to be or she and her brother wouldn’t have understood the damage done to her father, she’d also have found it difficult to get into a real relationship with her partner and adopt a child if she didn’t.
I really wish you had read the book before doing this analysis. There are so many things missed in the interviews which are made clear in the book. Her father, Fred Jr., was written out of the will when Fred Sr. was in the midst of his downward spiral into dementia. There was some assets that were Fred Junior’s that were not in the will, and Donald and his siblings were put in charge of administrating the funds for Mary and her brother who were underaged. They lied to Mary by downplaying how much was involved and she was given very little. When she discovered that her and her brother had been cheated she took her uncles and aunts to court and Donald Trump threw her and her brother off of the family’s healthcare coverage. This was devastating to Mary’s brother who had a very sick son. Donald Trump was very clear that he did it out of spite, and was quoting saying that in the newspapers who were covering the contretemps. Mary did say that her grandfather equated love with money. I think Mary is coming more from a place of devastation about the cruel way the family set about destroying her father when he refused to knuckle under Fred Senior’s control, and tried to have his own life as an airline pilot.
I agree. I don't think that money equals love for Mary. I think that Mary did not wish to allow the family to cheat her, and by extension her father, from the family inheritance. Cheating them in this way is the same as erasing them from the family history.
@Radio La Crimson I’ve always thought this doc is missing some emotional or social cues & I think this particular video really shows that... I’m sure he can help improve some people’s behavior... I think he means well, but I definitely see he has a bias & I grasped what I thought was a veiled leaning... And has he ever did a video about Trumps behavior or anyone else in that crazy circus 🤡 🎪 that enables him...because that speaks volumes. Seems like doc grande is basically inferring that Mary Trump who is intimate with the family history & has A PhD in clinical psychiatry, is making not only baseless claims, but is doing it to get back at donald for cheating her & her brother out of a fair share of the estates value. I think she is genuinely concerned about donald being dangerous for our country & I am grateful for her standing up...
I dont think mary ever expected to get love from her family. She was fighting for her and her brother and her brothers family's future security to get what they were supposed to inherit.
@@madambutterfly7513 Read the book. She wasn't cheated out of her legacy because Fred decided not to give her and her brother anything, but because Donald lied about the actual value of the estate.
Dr. Lance Dodes On Trump: "He can only do what he does. And he is limited by the limited capacity of a person with early emotional development. He doesn't have much complexity to him. Truth means nothing to him and other people mean nothing to him.Once you get that concept that nothing matters,no conscience, no morality, than everything else falls into place."
@Jane Parkmann Part of it is that the supporters don't read legitimate well-sourced news and rely a lot on opinion pieces that are based on people wanting to make money. They literally don't know what Trump is and what he's doing. Also, they like the fact that he seems to just use his common sense. Things like cutting taxes will make everyone's life better. It may or it may not. It depends on many factors. Depends on which taxes, what programs get cut, etc. I think that is because by definition, half the people have below average intelligence and many of those distrust smart, knowledgeable experts. They think they know better, and Trump actually says he knows better, and they like that. These are the people who hear "income tax cut" and without looking into details will just think that's necessarily good (even if it results in higher taxes in other areas, higher fees, and rising consumer good prices). Many of us are sick of politics as usual and wanted something new. I heard on the radio a short interview with a Latino who explained why many of the Latinos he knew were Trump supporters. In a nutshell, he said that they felt Trump was macho. I tried to find a link to it, but couldn't. Disclaimer: I'm not a Trump fan but it isn't because I'm loyal to Democratic party. I'm very afraid of him. I agree with some (not the majority) of his views. I never agree with how he goes about them. I don't like that he runs the country like a mob boss. I'm afraid of the Republicans. I'm afraid of the Democrats. I have some liberal views, some conservative views. I think the country is broken without a major upset to right the boat.
@Radio La Crimson Was it a surprise to ANYONE? I cried like I never have before the night he won the 2016 election, and it was with visions of what might happen when it was time for him to leave office. In the debates, he said he wanted to replace 80% of the military with people loyal to him. That should have caused such an uproar among anyone who loves the US that he would have lost almost all support. It goes to show how uneducated people are in this country that they didn't know how incredibly terrifying that one statement was. (I don't consider myself to be educated, either in most ways. Most of us aren't in the US.)
Could you evaluate Josh Duggar’s personality . He was a TLC celebrity who molested four of his sisters and got caught up in the Ashley Maddison scandal . He states he is a conservative Christian. His parents protected him and continue to to this day. They had the tv show 19 kids and counting. Thank you for your consideration. PS love your channel!💋
As a New Yorker, I'd say you give the Donald a bit too much credit. It is well-known here how crooked his business dealings were. You also neglected to mention his contentious election win.
And, he has every trait of an overt narcissist: Desire to be admired. Unable to take criticism. Inability to listen. Empire building. Lack of empathy. Lying.
@@polarbearsrus6980 .. just like Hillary, Biden, Harris, and every single "ranking member" of the Democratic party. All offense, Trump is actually far better than them, because he had four years.. they all had DECADES.. ENTIRE GENERATIONS.. where their narcissism is recorded as historical record for the world to see. No one has to have any love for Donald Trump to say that.. just have a working brain.
@@dwho432 , I remember that Biden is the same racist piece of garbage who masterminded the 1994 Crime Bill.. the source of all the justified anger at things like "mandatory minimum sentencing" and such. Also, as I am about to celebrate my 48th birthday, I remember all the fawning over Trump.. till he decided to run and he decisively beat Queen Hillary... I remember a great many things, friend.
I generally agree with his assessments of people. However I felt because Mary is his niece that doesn't neccesarily bias her in her assessment of her uncle. I really thought her presentation of her uncle was accurate. I think she has a handle on her emotions and was being what she is when assessing D. T. I too was cut off from the family money simply because my birth mother somehow never emotionally attached to me. That fact persisted until her death. Her favorite child got the bulk of the money. At this point in my life I accepted it and can rationally look back and accept that my birth mother never truly accepted me. It doesn't hurt. I can talk about it nonchalantly. Seems like Mary got to the same place I did and she clearly worked through it like I did. I believe her assessment of her uncle albeit it being sad.
Each grandchild received $ 200,000 including her. Grandpa was supporting her and her family even when her drunk no good father was alive. Grandpa made it clear he wasn't happy about them not have a good work ethic and felt like they were leaches. This is well known. Sorry, the insurance...were they not adults?? I left home at 18 and never asked my parents for a penny...worked two jobs when I needed. I suppose Mary was used to hand outs...rather immature. She lost the suit because she received the same as the rest of the grandchildren.
Ironically, that's my family's diagnosis. They view money as love. They're narcissist, and low achievers academically. To make matters worse, they have expensive monetary wishes in life. Very difficult to deal with them. Based on Dr Grande's descriptions, my relatives fit perfect signs of sociopathic behavior. Very disorganized and financially reckless. What a mess! I just pray for my safety, because they are dangerous monsters. 🙏💔
Thank you for finally helping us understand sociopathy vs. psychopathy! This would be the first time that I will question your insights, Dr G. Not because of your conclusions but because of the limited evidence, a short non-journalistic media interview, on which you have based them. Having listened to extensive passages from the actual book and watched her interview with Rachel Maddow, Dr. Mary Trump, at no point presented herself as a distressed damsel but as the typical offspring of wealthy, dysfunctional families, conflating self-worth and familial love with access to family money. She even admits to enjoying a fairly privileged, private school upbringing that was not quite on par with her relatives because of the estrangement then death of her father, Fred Jr. Like her uncle Donald, she was subject to harsh conditionalities on her grandparents' affection and she admitted to respecting but disliking and ultimately rejecting her elders because of their naked greed, dishonesty and cruelty. She also seemed to believe she and her sibling should have received a full share of the familiy's inheritance after Fred Sr.'s demise, as compensation for the emotional abuse that led to the premature death of her father and consequent financial hardships faced by his widow who was ostracized after his death. Finally, she also alleged that her elders understated the size of Fred Sr.'s fortune in legal filings associated with the confidentiality agreement, rendering it null and void and freeing her to publish her book. For these reasons I find her account quite credible.
Obtaining success through lying and cheating wouldn’t be considered “successful” to many. That’s why she questioned it. Succeeding in a plotted murder is also a “success” story to the killer, but we most likely would never refer to that person as a successful person.
You are being illogical: wealth and presidency are viewed as success in this society. Bringing in murder is non sequitur. Unless you are trying to equate presidency and murder. Conversely, morality of achieving success and committing murder is a different story.
@@ArtU4All I mean- for most presidents, you can draw a clear line between presidency and murder. Specifically this mongrel that has kill hundreds of thousands of Americans with his ineptitude. Trump isn't a successful anything. He's a failed businessman and failed autocrat.
@@Kilgore42 I agree. I detest the man. Still... He even successfully went through 6 bankruptcies, i hear. He successfully managed to stay in power despite the most despicable actions and speeches. Just like the “too big to fail” with banks, DT is OBVIOUSLY too important to disobey by the ones whose cushy jobs (the GOP senators and governors) depend on him. DT should have been out of the office within the first 6 months... But look how shamefully timid HIS servants remain - those politicians who still are planning to run for their cushy senatorial jobs. DT in power with no accountability is the result of COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF MANY people. Together, they WERE SUCCESSFUL at keeping themselves in power. Let’s see what happens next.
Obama was very successful at pushing socialism upon America and convincing many that we are a simple democracy, so successful that he almost destroyed America.
@@brendalee1619 We don’t have anything close to socialism in this country. You need to take a few political courses, but first look up the meaning of the word. I bet you don’t even know that the ACA was the product of a conservative think tank and was used in MA when Mitt Romney was the Governor.
And check out how well he fits the narcissistic trait list, astounding!!! Desire to be admired. Unable to take criticism. Inability to listen. Empire building. Lack of empathy. Lying.....Trump is the epitome.
In 24 months it will become clear to everyone why he has moved to the state of Florida. Florida has the broadest and most forgiving bankruptcy laws of any state in the union..... His history will repeat itself. And everyone is going to be shocked and amazed, when in reality, they should’ve seen it coming.
@@geebee3256 Well I'm sure you would be going bankrupt too if you gave away your paycheck for 4 straight years and then the banks closed your accounts because your not working with the communist party like they want you to. But he's also a business man who hasn't been at his business in 4 years also... I don't see why you think your statement makes sense. Just sounds like you don't really keep up with the obvious. If it helps you sleep better at night just think whatever makes you happy.
It’s pretty much been shown that Donald did use his fathers money, he had his father fix things when he lost his businesses such as the casino he lost. It wasn’t just that someone was alive, the conversation regarding his SAT’s was connected to the information that his sister, Mary’s aunt who told her that she did Donald’s homework regularly but couldn’t do the exams. She also wasn’t stating that she felt her inheritance meant that she felt unloved, she was explaining that within the family money was used as love, which meant that essentially it showed that she and her brother were not well loved as a part of the family.
Many of the things that have been discussed about Mary’s account of her uncle do align with things other people said about him 20 years ago. That makes her credible where her uncle’s character is concerned, in my own opinion.
Very true. Someone raised in the same family is certainly going to be credible in talking about that particular family dynamic. And one thing when it comes to trump... these stories and accounts from people in his life have always been out there. For sure these things were known for longer and more universally in NY. New Yorkers have known forever that he is a joke, a conman, a crook who, on his best day, was still embarrassing, pathologically dishonest, and incredibly distasteful. But even outside of NY there is *NO* shortage of this type of testimony about donald trump.
It would be great if someone could do a "fact finding review" of what she says, instead of assuming its truthful because it's against someone you dont like. Last I checked we still use "innocent until proven guilty"... oh, wait...no we dont
Yeah he def missed on this read. The book is so... I loved it, it’s beautifully written and the melancholy that coats her upbringing is so stark and makes Donald trumps nihilism make more sense. I think he shouldn’t have opined without reading her book and shouldn’t assume the interviewer is presenting the interview organically. Mary did many interviews and seemed to get less ridgid after having a few under her belt, like she’s jumping into a fire pit and that’s gotta make a person edgy. But anyway, her book is a treatise on the age of pain and loss we’re all collectively experiencing - it’s a benediction to change direction, to imagine a different future, a plea to free ourselves of the place we come from.
I agree with your elegantly stated description of Mary Trump’s beautifully written book Kal Fisher. I also think that Dr Grande should have read the book before he attempted an analysis even as I concede that far more folks will watch the interviews than read the book and will judge by only that.
I will never read her book! The one interview I saw of her with Katie Couric was more than enough. She gave me the creeps and the chills and the hackles rose on my back. She is weird! Smug pompous, self righteous, condescending, arrogant and unempathetic. I couldn't stand her. Even Katie Couric looked horrified at some of the things she was saying and how she showed no sympathy or empathy for people. I think she's a monster!
I don’t really agree with the statement that she was using the courts to get love because money equals love to Mary Trump. Yes, she may see that the Trump family expresses love by giving money, but of course money is valuable in its own right. However hurt I might be by being disinherited, I might still sue for the money as a separate asset than love because because money is practical.
@Joe Graham I'm not a supporter of Donald Trump, but nobody knows what he felt at that time. He may have gone to the cinema while his brother lay on his deathbed, but we can't know what he was feeling as he sat there. Hell, even if surveillance footage showed up during that night showing Donald laughing and BS'ing around friends, we still can't know how conflicted he was inside.
NYDA is currently investigating the Trumps for inheritance fraud of 170$ million. These grifters just can’t help themselves. They hate taxes and spend much trying to not pay taxes.. No one loves taxes though. One thing Fred instilled in the Donald is the love of money. Pretty obvious what that means if you just look at his motivation for everything and his irreverence for just about everyone and everything. He wants a Monarchy for the money that affords and he’s following Putin’s play book. He cheated to become a dictator of Russia. Now he’s a billionaire just off Russia. How much more the Donald can steal here.
Well said. Thank you. I think the accusation is just more of the usual misogyny on this channel. Some of the analysis is interesting, but the misogyny is maddening.
She wasn't disinherited ...all grandchildren including her received $200,000.... the rest of the grandchildren received nothing ,ore than that. She assumed her dead father would recieve shares...but grandpa decided the rest to all surviving children. None of this is new news...its been around years and years. Grandpa wasn't happy with her family, that he was supporting them even when her father was alive...he was a drunk and not taking care of his family...grandpa felt like they were leaches and not supporting themselves. She assumes much...still angry with her childhood.
You've given a fair overview. I watched her interview on Australia 60 minutes. To me, it seemed that the years of hurt that she and her father experienced have, naturally, led to layers of resentments. When she talked about Donald having a period of abandonment aged 2/3 when his mother was sick I felt great sadness for the child he was - though it doesn't excuse him if he has acted in a harmful way to others as an adult. I hope people see her words as an addition to the conversation, not an entire 'bible'.
I disagree with your statement that love was money so she went to court. The estate was worth vastly more and she was cheated. Do you think crooks should just get away with their crimes without recourse? She has integrity and values, her writing the book is for our benefit l doubt she needs the money
I do agree that the grandfather destroyed her father. He taught the Trump way of life and her father could not be ruthless. If she only wanted revenge, she would have put mashed potatoes on his head.
I listened to Mary Trumps interview. Overall I think she is bias, she is also telling her story, her truth as she remembers, and I tend to believe most of it. My siblings and I were left out of our grandparents will, everything going to our aunt and her family. We were always the black sheep since our parents divorced but we tried so hard to please out grandparents, going to see them, taking them to Dr appointments, I guess trying to make up for our Dad's absence since he split the scene totally. Anyway, when we found out about the will it shattered us. We did feel unloved, we felt the whole thing was just one big joke, on us kids. So I get what Mary is saying concerning the will and not feeling loved.
@@lorettanericcio-bohlman567 She also supplied the documents the resulted in the Pulitzer-winning report in the "NY Times" substantiating apparent financial crimes by Trump and his father.
Ana OS. It was shocking, very hurtful. Luckily, I have 4 great siblings (we're in our 50's and 60's now), we've talked it all out, helped each other during the hard times, and we're just so grateful we've always had each other and our Mother, who raised us on her own with no help from our very well off financially grandparents.
She is talking 50 percent of the time about stuff predating her birth via recollections of her mother, her brother, her two aunts and her grandmother. She seems much of the time like she is still holding back and trying to leave open ground for repair,respect,reform etc
@@jackieann5494 Not sure why you are trying to guess my political/spiritual beliefs-other than to insult; however, neither have anything to do with my comment or the video. My comment has everything to do with the video and I repeat. Mary has been and continues to be correct AND her aunt, the judge, corroborated much of it. Try to stay on point/topic.
Dr., I believe you held back on this one. You were playing it safe I see, but why? Trump’s personality and behaviors are on display, for the world to see, therefore you could have analyzed him a bit more. Mary Trump is spot on. I sensed no deceits in her pieces. Jolly well! 🥂🍺 Cheers and beers mates.
That's what I think too. "There's always a kingmaker." Trump got there because policy makers, the full-time people who actually run the government, wanted him there. The people who put him there are big trouble, trouble on a world class level. The most dangerous kind of people there are.
@jay Mary Trump was specifically talking about the people he surrounds himself with. As she says, when they stop enabling him, they either quit, fired, leave, etc...
How do you know no money no love.... I find that a stretch especially when fighting Trump.... should she have just rolled over? I think fighting evil is worth it regardless
She used tactics to get to the heart of the matter. She is trying to save Trump from himself. She healed and forgave and it’s her duty as an empath to heal others and make great changes. Abuse comes in all forms and there are repercussions as well as long term suffering. Get a grip and stop abuse-all forms of abuse. Because we are a nation of broken hearts, and broken families! 💔 ETA🌹
I disagree with the statement "she was suing to get love". Her Aunt and Uncles were supposed to be guardians yet instead they preyed upon her and stole from her. Instead of being a victim she was advocating for herself.
Oh, and I know you're only going off of one interview, but having read the book, she wasn't born an outsider. She grew up spending ample amount of time in her grandparent's home (Her father even lived there for some parts of it so she had to go there to see him if nothing else), and she felt a part of the family at that time, and interacted with members, including Donald, on a fairly regular basis.
Grandiose Psychopathy is the best description ever of DJT. The interview was disjointed as is this video analysis. Everyone should read Mary’s book if you want the truth about DJT and his soulless cruelty.
Have you read her book? I’m just asking because I thought the situation around her disinheritance was a little more nuanced than just, she viewed money as love.
I read the book. She did not relate money to love but Fred Sr and DJT certainly did. The only recipient of his money, while alive, was Donnie boy. The other siblings were not so well treated.
Lindsey Stein I agree. That's not what contesting the disinheritance meant to her. I think it was more about a sense of justice. Hey, I would have done the same thing.
I'm listening to it right now. As someone who came from a similar abusive home, money was certainly weaponized, but I think she was on the mined path of searching for acceptance from intolerable people, and constantly apologizing to fit in because her father "failed" to be the slumlord and sociopath her grandfather was. Making things worse was keeping her homosexuality a secret, and wanting to make up for this fact by pleasing everybody. I think her grandmother and aunt's relationship with her was disingenuous on their parts, because they DID NOTHING to help her when she and her brother were disinherited and had their heath insurance revoked.
So she says she doesn't want to diagnose him, but she says he's a "sociopath" multiple times to multiple sources? Sounds like she wanted to diagnose him
I recommend the book, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, edited by Bandi Lee. It gives the assessment of 37 psychiatrist and our nation's top mental health experts. Mary Trump was less directly saying the same thing.
To strongly want to be President is by nature narcissist. sorry to burst anyone's bubble. Elites in general are in the same boat. Even the ones who walked around with tissue boxes on his feet. So where does that leave the presidents before him that treated the nation far worse? Trump doesn't want this nation to be so low we are walking China's dogs for a living. As the past three presidents kept trending us towards.
@@frankenz66 Oh boy, the MAGettes have been triggered, looking superficially at one dimension of donnie's pathology. Just the body-count resulting from his totally incompetent pandemic response should be an eye-opener. It's all about the "optics" and the ratings to donnie. People don't matter, except for the ones who'll kiss his ample ass. Historians will not be kind, honestly.
Usually I agree with you, but nuance seems a bit lacking in your analysis here, I respectfully submit. Mary’s book provides invaluable dissection of the Trump family dynamics and values. Sometimes this is as important as cold hard “facts” and concrete interpretation. My opinion of her is that she is absolutely the antithesis of the Donald Trump personality- she is an asset to us all and has demonstrated tremendous courage by coming out with her book and participation with the news outlets. Thank you for this however.
She is the daughter of an alcoholic whose addiction was so bad that he died at 41 from it. It had to have been extremely hard for her growing up with a father that sick and then to watch the other brother succeed to such a degree. One brother dies an alcoholic and the other becomes the President of The United States. Those are extremes most of us will never know. All politics aside, she sounds really bitter and has not coped well with her father's loss. The devastation of alcoholism is something too many of us know.
oliviatree 💯 justified. And 45 isn’t successful. He’s been given millions, cheated so many on so many different levels in so many different ways. He’s been enabled by everyone from family to rich people of nyc even though they hated him. If anything, I think her dad was more of a success because he became a pilot and tried so hard despite his addiction. I don’t think she’s bitter. That’s not a fair assessment.
@@oliviatree Alcoholism is not "an indicator of a sick family." It can, and has, affected many families from all walks of life, "healthy" or otherwise. Fred Jr., like many alcoholics, was in rehab several times. Your comments smack of a nasty delight in the possibility of another's pain without any real knowledge of this family, or the legal provisions of Fred Sr.'s will, or who loved who and how much. It's telling that someone with such a limited understanding of addiction also thinks bitterness is ever justified, much less "healthy."
@@oliviatree I'm sure you didn't like the characterization of your comments. Having me or anyone point out your ignorance and petty judgments is uncomfortable. Tizzy? Lol! Ok grandma. Maybe you'll understand it this way. Put your binoculars down and mind your own business. You are making a fool of yourself.
I have read her books and listened/seen her many interviews. Mary Trump is intelligent, empathetic, classy, perceptive, funny, relatable, and believable. She knows her family better than anybody. Donald was groomed from early childhood to be the person he is today. More's the pity for our nation and anybody he decides is against him. :(
@@fw1240 Trump and his siblings did not fulfil their fiduciary duty to Mary when her grandfather passed away. They didn't reveal to her the value of the assets of the estate that was held in trust for her and did not give her what was owed to her under that trust. So, yeah, they're just shitty people all around and they did deserve to be taken to court.
@@ItsAllBeenDecided how do you know granddad didnt cut her father and family out of the will? It's sounds like something he would do if the son was a 'disappointment'
@@cassandraotroy6325 It was discovered when she handed over the financials to the NYT for their piece on Trump's taxes. She only discovered it then, about a year ago.
Mary’s father was the scream for that family. So glad that she wrote her truth. And sorry that she lost her father. I for one believe her. And , I believe in free speech as we are guaranteed in our country. Good for her.
Absolutely believe her. His behavior definitely shows she’s right. There is no bias! He is not truly successful if he’s a pathological liar amongst other things. If that’s the case, then we should teach all our kids to be like Donald. I’ve seen this exact dynamic in extended family, uncanny! I wholeheartedly believe her and thank god for her. She is a hero!!!
Thank you for verifying the accuracy of my 91 yo mother's use of sociopath/psychopath. When she used the term psychopath (for my father) I always thought she was being dramatic but I now believe she understood the terms better than most. She would also use the word "evil" which seemed to me to come from an emotional space but you have broached the concept of evil in as well from a scientifically based perspective. Thank you for the education!
Wow, as a psychologist I'm surprised to see the poor quality of this piece. I have seen another piece by Grande which I thought was very reasoned and professional. This is full of implications based on misquotes. Also, I understand the desire to use only the interview as a basis for comment, but we are left with a shaky insight on a short and somewhat disjointed interview, which itself was misquoted. I believe more background research would have been indicated here. I don't think reading the book would have biased commentary on the interview and would have prevented some of the errors. I have to say that this harkens back to the days when psychological analysis was expected to occur more or less in a vacuum. Fun as a purely intellectual exercise, but hardly realistic, informative or therapeutic.
As a social worker I agree, disappointing. Why base a piece on a single interview and seemingly intentionally misuse/misinterpret what she said! Irresponsible. Shoddy! His explanation of her claim about someone else writing the SAT ( person who told her being alive was not the salient part of what she said) and her writing despite the NDA(proven fraudulent thus not valid) are examples.
He seems to not like to bash on trump as he believes he is not a narcissist until he is diagnosed as one by a professional. This tells alot about a psychologist
I agree. As a professional mental health counselor for over 50 years it’s my duty to point out “Dr.” Grande as a grandiose narrsosist with pathological lying. Sad to see so many here are fooled 😔
Several people are jumping to the conclusion that her motivation was resentment over receiving no inheritance but I feel that the possible motive of bitterness over how her father was abused and destroyed by the family should be factored in as well
Exactly. It’s the principle of it. If, when my dad dies, 3 get inheritance and 1 doesn’t, that one person will be hurt. Anyone who says they wouldn’t be is a liar. And it’s not greed. It could be splitting 40 dollars and one is left out of the 10$. It’s not the amount it’s the feeling of not mattering to the deceased. Also, her nephew was gravely ill. They were asking for financial help for him.
I agree. I heard an anecdote about "Freddy" (as he was called in the family). Supposedly he announced to his family at dinner that he had succeeded in getting his pilot's licence and he was understandably proud of that accomplishment. Another Trump family member (can't recall which one) reportedly then said: "Tell us, Freddy... Exactly how does what you're doing differ from driving a bus?" Now that whole episode had nothing to do with money and everything to do with trying to make a family scapegoat feel small and worthless. No wonder he drank himself to death. Yes. I can see why Mary might be (justifiably?) holding a grudge.
@JessicaBelle regardless.. Trump is sociopath. No wonder he stays on twitter to insult people. Thanks to White American women for electing him. Trump is con man with zero empathy. Carry on America
It's interesting to see how Mary Trump deals with uncomfortable feelings and how those feelngs translate to her as a person and mental health professional. Thank you for the rational approach. Really like the new OCEAN merchandise!
I read the book and watched several inteviews she did I find her credible and I think she was being truthful when she said her motivation for writing the book was an ethical obligation she felt to US citizens to have all the information to make an infomed decision
@@wolfgangkleiber5759 She also has a take that no other author on the subject of her uncle could ever have. Read or listen to the book. Then see if you still cannot take her seriously.
I don't really find anything that illuminating with this breakdown of a person who wrote a book about another person. As far as I am concerned she has a right to write a book about a person whom she thinks is a danger to a nation. I plan to read the book, and get my own perspective!
No, Dr Grande Mary Trump does not just have insights into Mr Trump when he was a boy. She has insights into him as a man as well because having insights into a person's childhood will give a person at least a few insights s into the hem as an adult. I did not find your analysis objective.
Honestly I think Mary trump is spot on. I have personal experience with being raised in a similar environment. The only bias I see is her love of her father and defense of him. I can’t fathom why a mom and dad would just allow their son to drink themselves to death in their own home! They just wrote him off.
she has no accusations of trump except that she thinks he wasnt a nice person. were there any crimes committed? no. so then its a personal book with unproven accusations. just as she told george stephanopoulis, she thinks trump cheated on his exam, but it was told to her by someone else with no proof. its a waste of time to listen to her personal complaints
It obviously affected Donald Trump because it is the reason why he does not drink alcohol. A decision he made long before he ever chose to run for President and it seems to have been a decision based on preserving his own health after having seen the damage that it can do personally. If nothing else his brothers alcoholism obviously affected and frightened him. Whilst Mary Trump may say that everyone else in the family attacked her father for his alcoholism it would have been her own father's guilt that would have punished himself the most. It is very difficult for family members to intervene & help and often that is the other unspoken dysfunction in the family. Mary Trump may not be an alcoholic but she knows how to exert power and manipulate others. So too does Donald Trump. Those are exactly the maverick qualities required by a President who is taking on a corrupt establishment single-handedly.
@Jane Elliot, Jr. I think you will find it was her father who was disinherited. She fought for a share of Fred's wealth. Seems like she was into power struggles back then.
Chris Pyves please. Have you not read or watched Noel Casler who worked in the set of the apprentice with Trump? Donald has had a cocaine, cold medicine, adderal sniffing habit for decades. He’s had surgery in his nasal passages because of it. His pupils are always dilated. It’s the reason he gets slurred speech occasionally and his needs water often, it’s why he sniffs constantly. It will come out in time once all this mess is over. He is the most corrupt president we’ve ever had in office. New Yorker can’t stand him because they are aware of his corrupt business practices and cheating on taxes. Soon the truth will come out as judge Vance will get the Mazar taxes. Most likely because of all the delays it will occur as an October surprise. But it’s his own fault, he hid them for decades even though he promised to release them. He took it up to the Supreme Court to try and hide them. Yes it’s difficult to intervene with an alcoholic but you don’t just let them drink to death in your own home you attend meetings you might even need to kick them out or have an intervention for treatment. You don’t just ignore them and insist they are nothing. He did accomplish a lot but his father would never accept any of it.
I agree. I felt this analysis missed the mark. This was based on the first interview she did and I think her nervousness got in the way. I wish if he wasn't going to read the book and be better informed from that primary source that he'd chosen a different interview.
Commentator: It does matter what Mary says in her interview . That was what I based my opinion on. Therefore it is relevant . Or is it considered irrelevant to you because you disagree?
I think having read her book she did a service to the country - I also think it was sweet revenge for the way she -her mother - her brother and most especially her father was treated by an abominable family -
I don't think she personally equates love to money (her inheritance) rather that her grandfather showed love through money and cutting her out of his inheritance was his way of removing his love. She is already hurt by what her father suffered at her grandfather's hand and it is even worse that he cut her (by extension) out of his will.
My sister and I often talk about our childhood. We were close in age and had extremely similar experiences, and yet, I think my parents were good parents and she is highly critical. I do wonder if that is because I am a parent and she is not. My point is, objectivity is extremely difficult when emotion is involved. I would say that neither my sister nor I would try to make a fortune airing my family's dirty laundry. Until shown otherwise, my subjective opinion is that Mary Trump appears vindictive and opportunistic.
Priya...I wonder how much time did she spend in the presence Donald Trump? I'm inclined to believe she did NOT have a lot of access to him. Just because you are related doesn't mean they were close. I'm also inclined to think that Mary was intentionally boxed out of Donald Trump's inner circle. She certainly didn't have 1st hand accounts of Donald Trump's childhood. She's trying to smooth over her own father's shortcomings at the expense of her uncle Donald Trump. Just my opinion.
I appreciate Mary’s input from a Family member perspective and a professional standpoint. She didn’t have to do this but I’m glad she is. She is in a unique place to show light on many aspects of the family under Donald’s direction.
I had to Google the meaning of schadenfreude. While I love the Dr. Grande, it was not my sense that Mary derived pleasure from Donald's misfortune of having "mashed potatoes over the head." Mashed Potatoes over the Head is just a funny story, for any interview, in any language.
How about the parents of the Duggar family? Something feels very off with this family. The father gives off major creep vibes by being overly controlling; the mother comes across as fluffy and fake.
You think? They have like 20 something kids which is very rare now, anywhere, and for good reason. They belong to a bizarre Christian cult called "Quiverful" which recommends having as many children as humanly possible and all there children look exactly alike. Its hard to imagine they aren't getting significant public assistance and having this may children affects local gene pools. They are assholes that hide behind religion to justify they're bullshit and spread the bullshit. I just hope there kids don't breed like they do. TLC normalizes this kind of crap by giving them a lame series but in truth the only interesting about any of them is the deranged mother that popped these kids out like a Pez dispenser. Other than her they are boring as hell and none of it is worth watching.
I once won a contest with the phrase "unbiased opinion"; it was to come up with the best oxymoron. I explained my entry by pointing out that opinions are inherently biased by our experience and upbringing. That doesn't make them bad or good bias, just simply bias. We can strive to avoid bias, or note it in our decision making. Emotional bias can be some of the hardest to detect as well as to mitigate.
One thing I leaned in grad school while taking a statistics and research class - everyone has biases that affect how we see everything every day. All research has inherent bias, all opinions reveal biases (to the previous reply’s point) - everyone has them. That doesn’t mean they’re bad, but they exist despite our best efforts to mitigate how they impact whatever results we’re looking for.
I dont know about you, but I find, even with my admittedly limited knowledge, I do not consider Mr. Grande's assessments complete - at the very least... I no longer bother to watch his videos, and have unsubscribed
I think when you listen to her interview and combine those with actually watching Donald Trump in action and his treatment of others ,I think it’s fair to assume that how she feels about her uncle and the fears she has about him being president are quite justified . I also don’t think that she equates live with money in her own value system but see that that is what the family did . She has been deeply hurt by the way she perceives herself and immediate family to have been treated but I think going after her inheritance is a seperate issue . That is about justice .
I believe her 100%. The Don had said in an interview that she was never wanted anyway (cold hearted family) and maybe nor was Mary's father as Trump went to the movies as his own brother was dying. I feel from how we've seen him treat people and his ways that she's right in all she says. Kudos to her! It's about time someone who knew him told the truth.
Dr. Grande, as an adoptee I would like to see you do a video on that subject, and how being adopted seems to put one in a higher risk category for unhealthy attachments, addiction, and mental illness in general. Thank you and keep up the good work! From a loyal fan in Atlanta !!!!
Me too! Never enough subject matter imho, on this topic. children who lose parents at a very young age, and are fostered, then adopted at young ages like 5, or 6..... the damage is extremely complex yet rarely is it covered. I know, I am one of those kids.
Never met an adoptee that wasn't screwed up, but that's ok cuz a lot of us with so-called parents are too. Good parenting is luck of the draw. So, if ya had decent parents adopt you, accept them as a miraculous GIFT!
I'm not an expert by any stretch. I theorize it depends on the age of the child. I've had many family members adopt children. One cousin adopted three girls (they were all sisters so she adopted all three of them to keep them together). They had some real struggles including police involvement later on/juvenile delinquency. This was a very religious loving home. I agree with the original post. The kids must go through a lot.
"Unaware" like how? Totally dead to this world? Maybe they arrived =from the new Moon colonies I heard about on our news. (as a possible solution for global warming damage.)
Because of her relationship to Trump is why I find her believable. Also I agree with her that he is a narcissist, a sociopath and has a learning disability.
I read the book. I also have a child with a narcissist. I have spent the last few years trying to figure out how I ended up with someone like that, and have accepted that I was the unloved daughter of not only my father but of my primary caregiver, my mother who was emotionally unavailable. So...I've done a lot of reading on attachment theory (I was anxious - preoccupied for much of my life.) The way she explained the family dynamics was very similar to what I know of my ex's family and on what I have learned about attachment theory. Biased? Well, its certainly PERSONAL for her. No doubt she hurt terribly growing up in that family as Fred Jr's daughter. She was a Hillary supporter, and her views on certain issues are to the left. But....so what? She is a family member and has much experience with personality disorders. If you are going to read ANYTHING about DJT, it should be from someone that knows about Cluster B. I did NOT see schadenfreude at all. The only thing I will say is that if you have personal experience with Cluster B and even KNOW anything about DJT, nothing will be a surprise to you. It's just a very sad story. As far as what she added...I think the title itself just resonated with me. She is 100% correct....ABUSE is too much or not (never) enough. ABUSE is not always physical. Emotional abuse is abuse. Teaching your children that love is transactional is abuse. Again, I do not think you should read anything about DJT if it is written by someone without extensive insight into attachment and personality.
It really seems like Dr. Grande let his feelings affect his logical analysis on this one. He's making some illogical interpretations of Mary's words and attitudes, as if he's analysing a machine and not a person...of course she has anger and outrage, that doesn't mean she's lying.
All we have to do is look at his public behavior throughout history to accept that Mary knows what she’s talking about.
Having grown up in a similar family structure with someone who was devoid of empathy, obsessed with money...to the point of stealing and financial abuse of those around her, and sadistic in her cruelty, I KNOW Mary Trump is telling it exactly like it is.
She did not break her NDA. A court ruled that his NDA’s on her, (and likely every single family member) are completely worthless.
Who puts NDA’s on family members anyway? A criminal sociopathic narcissist.
I have been watching video interviews of Mary Trump for the past week or so. My impression of her is that she is telling the truth according to her own perception of it. To me, she sounds like the most sensible one of the whole bunch.
Amen!
More than just her subjective view of it! She is a skilled psychologist, so I think there is objective reality there.
She sounds like angry & bitter that she has such a famous last name, wealthy & (at the time) most powerful man in the world as an Uncle and didn’t get what she feels she and her family should have. Then come along media trying to find anyone at all to attack & slam Trump (something they’ve done consistently since he won the nomination, and in which so far the media has been found to be lying/ distorting to the point of being completely false/ or pushing a very specific narrative & selecting words cautiously to libel/ slander.
She switched her story from Trumps dad to Trump being the fault. No one else backs up her claim. A business and absent father isn’t a new thing, and based on how very attentive and involved D.Trump has been in his kids lives, I will buy that it is likely that his father was old fashion strict and absent, while his mon was very involved.
She didn't use the courts "to get Money".
She used the courts to be treated fairly.
To be acknowledged as part of the family.
So equating money with love is not the only family-wide failing. Also equating money with fairness. What's next? Equating money with satiety? Self-worth? Boy. These people really *are* aberrant! You'd be really hard-pressed to find another family that has those characteristics ( if you were on a desert island in the middle of the Pacific without another soul around for 1,000 mile radius ).
You don't suppose they even equate money with *happiness* do you? I'm so glad I'm so well-adjusted. I almost got suicidal when that $1,200 stimulus/you're-a-useless-eater-in-a-make-work-job-get-over-it check finally arrived in the mail. See? I'm entirely glowing with mental health. No equating receipt of reward with joy for me! How sick would *that* be? There but for the grace of Providence goes me.
Excellent point.
"The fact that she's his niece raises the concern that her view is distorted", hmm, could it also be that the fact that she's his niece means she's also in a much better position to be more "informed"? That, coupled with the fact that she's a clinical psychologist, could also strengthen that position.
That's exactly what I thought. Dr. Grande is great but I think he missed the mark on this one.
@@sethk1698 the doc grande can be at times biased himself lol
Most psychologist s are crazy in their own right
@@aprilmay1700 I doubt that, if anything, she'll be in the Lake of Fire with Satan, his tormented eternal future, along with billions & billions of evil people
She saw, close up, her dad be disrespected and destroyed. She heard many stories from the family. She knows things that happened in the personal Trump milieu. She has done many interviews -- not just one -- and she has written an excellent book. This analysis is disrespectful.
Hi. I read Mary Trump's book. It is the exact mirror image of my own dysfunctional family. The same tactics my mother used to create a monster in my older sister. Her favouritism of this sister created a character that is an exact parallel of Donald. She was the least academically intelligent out of us 8 children. Meanwhile she was made the CEO of the family business which she has run into the ground. Again defrauding all her other siblings by manipulating trust deeds and wills with the aid of her husband who is a lawyer. Meanwhile all our lives this sister was hyped up to believe she is the only competent child while we others were systematically put down. I find Mary Trump's book totally believable. This is real life dysfunction. Not theory!
Thanks for your insight
I read Mary’s book.
Sounds like Fred Sr. may have been a narcissist, in which case Fred Jr was the scapegoat child and Donald was the golden child
Sounds As
Exactly....it's like abuse, it's a vicious cycle.
She said he was a sociopath
@@primrosedahlia9466 Right, narcissistic sociopath is the term.
Ridiculous indeed!!! Taking the word of a twice removed 'sour' family member isn't enough to even perhaps attempt a diagnoses. So, a scapegoat because he was a drunk ... during childhood even? (All before Mary was born)
Ya'll need to get a life. Long distance theories is definitely the wrong way to go. Poor Mary ..... guess she was a scapegoat as well? Lol.
I haven't finished watching the video yet, but I just wanted to comment that I think that Mary's opinions about Donald's success stem from the fact that he has bankrupted multiple businesses despite massive financial support & resources from his father, not from having high standards. Just my take on it.
tRump's father bailed him out numerous times over the years to the tune of around $400,000,000. to $500,00,000.
@@hrh4961 yeah exactly
I agree. This is the one video from Dr. Grande where I think he got a couple of things wrong. And it's not due to my disapproval of Trump.
so you understand how a bankruptcy works right...compared to Biden...Trump should be sainted...
@@pjj9491 No one was talking about Biden, we were discussing Trump's multiple failures in business.
I dream of the day when the word “trump” is only used during a card game.
Or a big fart
Or his obit, I could deal with hearing it one more time, just sayin, lol!😎
@Jessica Patnode But he really didn't turn out to be funny, just dangerous.
@@polarbearsrus6980 no doubt, it’s weird how the media and plenty of famous people viewed Trump as a clown. Well that clown came with an agenda. People didn’t take Hitler seriously either (back in the 1920’s).
I’m ready for that day!
She should be taken more seriously because even though she is biased she is a credible person as she experienced it first hand. Dr Grande, does it mean that if we go to court to testify against a person that is socio/narcissist or psycho/narcissist we will not be credible either? I mean, we do experienced the abuse and witnessed abused.... She witnessed it why can't she be legitimately believed? Who else outside D. Trump's family and entourage could be taken seriously?
Because, as with the problems of the Me Too movement, you can't simply 'believe'. As suggested, she unfortunately needs corroborative accounts. People lie.
FYI in her interview with Colbert she said the court ruled in her favor on the NDA.
That's how he stayed under the radar so many years.
The release of the tapes of her aunt’s comments about the SATs being written by someone else should be evidence of the truth of that statement. I personally have never liked Trump since he first hit headlines back in the nineties and her book confirmed every impression I had of him. It is difficult to be totally objective when writing about a member of your own family but I think she did a very credible job in her book. Trump is one of those people one either loves or hates and I readily admit I fall into the latter camp.
Sorry I disagree , love him or loathe Trump, Mary Trump is a very bitter woman.
@@xvsupremacy7190 Trump is the most bitter person in recent years, she’s not bitter because she decided to expose her uncle for fraud?
@@xvsupremacy7190 could both these things be true: Mary Trump being bitter and her insights into Donald Trump having some elements of truth to them?
@@xvsupremacy7190 She's angry with him and has very useful insights into his character and his early life but that doesn't mean she's bitter. I've seen her interviews she appears to be factual and on a mission to try and let others know what he's really like.
@@xvsupremacy7190but the evidence supports her claims.
This is a VERY poor analysis due to a flawed perspective, partly due to lack of research and comprehension of what Mary is saying. The excessive monotone may appear logical and unbiased but clearly lacks insight and fluidity. Time has shown Mary's perspective on Trump to be 100% correct. Man needs to listen to woman much more than he does.
One thing I disagree with....it's not HER that equates money with love...it's THEM (the family). Feelings were not shown or made known by anyone in that family. Money was everything. Knowing that..of course she knows that no money means no love(on their part). I strongly recommend the book to anyone who is interested.
Why fight for an inheritance from a family she disliked if she doesn't value wealth? If she had accepted her exclusion from the fortune without litigation, I would find her more credible.
@@eurekahope5310 Mary recounts in her book how her brother, Fritz, was counting on their inheritance (wghich amongst others consisted in the private health insurance of the family) to treat his quite ill little boy. I think in normal families possesions are split between successors out of love and solidarity.
@@eurekahope5310 I agree with that sentiment. Having said that, when love = money in the difficult formulations of a damaged child, obtaining 'that which is owed' in terms of 'love', is often, perhaps misguidedly, sought as legal/monetary 'revenge' for the unhappiness/mistreatment.
@@eurekahope5310 brilliant response
@@HildegardvonB is there something preventing Fritz from going out and earning his own living?
The judge decided that the non disclosure was no longer valid,
that's why she is allowed to do the interviews.
If you knew that he should have also
@@Runningfromtheherd I was repeating what i heard her Lawyer say.
I think Dr Grande's is not very credible when suggesting ......" Mary suing to regain love through money " .
@@suzukibeane1220 I don't watch many of his analyses but I think he's off on Mary Trump. CZcamsrs are always suspect whether they're telling the truth or making money on their channel. trump always comes back at people who disparage him but not her. I think he's afraid of her.
@@Runningfromtheherd I wholeheartedly agree with you. I have seen many of her interviews . She is intelligent, knowledgable , and confident.
Grande's idea that Mary is looking for love through money is far fetched to say the least. You bring up an excellent point..... Donnie has not disparaged
or threatened to sue her because she told the truth. Her suit against him for defrauding her and her brother is in the court system now.
Well, to my way of thinking, you don't have everyone signing disclosures if there's nothing to hide! Also, the fact that he refuses to admit he's no longer president means something upstairs isn't working...And, he is being sued by many different entities because he never owns up to his debts because the courts are his playground... I'd believe her before I'd believe him! He's been lying to the american people for 4 years, that's got to say something about who he is! For damn sure! Personally, I think he's a narcissist, which some refer to as psychopathic...I lived with one for 14 yrs, and can smell them coming a mile away!
An analysis of an interview is so superficial. It doesn't sound like he's read the book. I read the book and I don't think her perceptions are all that distorted. A sad family to stay the least.
I think this video was the worst of his I have seen, and I unsubscribed because of it.
This is the first time I've been very disappointed in one of these videos. Within the first two minutes, I got a pretty strong impression that he was negative about Mary Trump.
I read the book and I feel it was far more in-depth then the TV interview, and reasonably reliable.
Well, Dr Grande? You got some splainin to do.
He's certifiable. If you know anything about narcissists, he has every single trait.
She has a Ph.D in Psychology....so do you right? Why wouldn't we listen to her. I found her very compelling.
Degree or not.. Mary is obsessed with her uncle and it's unhealthy.
She says he is successful in the material sense and by that end she asks "At what cost?". You left that part out.
Yes exactly he survived and is worldly successful but emotionally bankrupt.
Shona Harris Oh, GOOD GRIEF!!!! MANY of us are ‘ emotionally bankrupt’, many less are as financially successful.
"At what cost" is true for anyone, and if she were less biased, she'd be asking herself that
I'm not really sure he is successful in the material sense... He lied and scammed his way to his money defrauding and hurting many others on the way. A liar and a cheat who used others to get what he wanted is not successful in his own right.
Judy0007 how can u tell someone not to call others they don’t personally know something and then in the same comment call someone u don’t know that exact thing? Were u trying to be ironic or something or r u actually that much of a hypocrite?
I'm not sure I agree with the notion that suing for one's right to an inheritance means essentially seeking love from the government or courts. The money can't replace love, but disinherited people need to fight for what is rightfully theirs, at least if there is a legal angle.
How does anyone know what 'rightfully' belongs to an heir?
I totally agree with you, for example a greedy daughter/ son persuading an elderly/ dying mother/ father when they are mentally/ emotionally unstable to disinherit a sibling or change their will at the last minute.
I agree. Going to court for being written out of her and her brothers rightful inheritance has nothing to do with love, but upholding their rights and acknowledging the lack of love of those keeping them out...her Aunts and Uncles.
Jennieallen The will. Trump and the other brother changed it to cut Mary and her bother out.. including their health insurance while her brother and his wife had just had a special needs baby. NYDA is right now investigating evidence that the Trump family, not Mary, lied about inheritance taxes to the tune of 170 million$.
@@Jennieallen415 The bible
Mary’s secret recorded phone calls to trumps sister now backs up her story
Adolph Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin were also "successful" if that's one's standard for measuring success.
It also goes the other way for the people you deem as "good". Fact is most highly successful people are narcissists or have narc tendancies. It's a fact.
@K Kitty - Which " other way" are you referring to?
One of these things is not like the others
Great bullshit comparison mate lmao... Very helpful.
Their success is questionable
I love Mary. she’s articulate and she’s coming from a good space. The book was well written. And she is spot on. she has a PhD in clinical psychology.
You think she is "coming from a good space"? Hahaha.....what a joke! She admits she is a "Trump" and that she loves money. She also feels shunned by the family, feels her grandfather drove her father to an alcoholic death, knows her uncles and aunts cheated her and her brother out of an inheritance and wants revenge on her uncle (Donald J. Trump). She also betrayed her aunt to get certain info (taped her without her consent). She is full of hatred and is the reason many people feel that shrinks are f***ed up and incompetent. I found her to be fat, a partisan hack and a shrink I would never go within a 1000 miles of. This broad is a train wreck.
@@thomasluby1754 - Wow, the first thing that came to your mind is that she is 'fat'?
Is that you, Donnie? 🤦♀️
I agree with you.
Yes I have immense respect for the courageous Mary Trump
@@Nina_Olivia What makes her courageous? Everything she has done recently to attack her uncle, is for money and revenge.
My father was a sociopath. My sister became the daughter who was like him and I became the daughter who did anything and everything to not be like them. I was easy to hurt because I didn't fight back, thinking that proved me different and not damaged. I was wrong. I'm damaged in a different way and can't afford to get help. I know sociopaths. Donald Trump is a sociopath. That is my personal opinion. Take it or leave it Dr. GRANDE.
I lived with a sociopath too. However I don’t view Trump as a sociopath, nor psychopath, perhaps a narcissist.I think he cares about & is deeply committed to the ideology of America, Republic, & citizens.
@@gardeniabee he cares about himself. He didn't mean to win the Presidency. It was just another money making scam for him. Now, he can't even think of being criticized. All Presidents are criticized. Now, instead of money, he seems to want adoration.
@@roxannemoser if it were a money making scam why is he donating his presidential salary to charity, and he took losses on his businesses to do this?
You may be able to find help that you can afford maybe contact your local health department for information on free or affordable mental health care .
Of course he’s a sociopath- he feels the rules don’t apply to him. He doesn’t want to turn over his tax returns, he doesn’t want to wear a mask, he doesn’t play fair- always stoops to name calling. He’s a nightmare.
Dr. Grande, I am truly mystified that so much of your analysis of Mary Trump and her book seems to rely on a superficial and disjointed interview. In my mind, George Stephanopoulos has never been a first rate journalist, so the results had hardly surprising. Have you read Ms. Trump's book, or perhaps watched a more coherent interview with Rachel Maddow?
He stated at the beginning he was referring to the interview
6:32 “schadenfreude - pleasure derived by someone or another person’s misfortune.” Dr. Grande has me breaking out the thesaurus for this one.
Her claim about the disinheritance meaning "no love" was not in reference to HER identifying money and love; it is about THEIR identifying those things, whereas she is quite clear about the difference
Yes, he's missed the point on that one.
Yeah I understood that myself.
Is that your professional opinion?
devinngeorge watch the interview she clearly states that the family used money as a substitute for love. She is very aware of what real love is meant to be or she and her brother wouldn’t have understood the damage done to her father, she’d also have found it difficult to get into a real relationship with her partner and adopt a child if she didn’t.
@@pakese30 if she says so it's not gospel. This is why mental professional don't treat family due to BIAS
I really wish you had read the book before doing this analysis. There are so many things missed in the interviews which are made clear in the book. Her father, Fred Jr., was written out of the will when Fred Sr. was in the midst of his downward spiral into dementia. There was some assets that were Fred Junior’s that were not in the will, and Donald and his siblings were put in charge of administrating the funds for Mary and her brother who were underaged. They lied to Mary by downplaying how much was involved and she was given very little. When she discovered that her and her brother had been cheated she took her uncles and aunts to court and Donald Trump threw her and her brother off of the family’s healthcare coverage. This was devastating to Mary’s brother who had a very sick son. Donald Trump was very clear that he did it out of spite, and was quoting saying that in the newspapers who were covering the contretemps. Mary did say that her grandfather equated love with money. I think Mary is coming more from a place of devastation about the cruel way the family set about destroying her father when he refused to knuckle under Fred Senior’s control, and tried to have his own life as an airline pilot.
He got it wrong on this one .
I agree. I don't think that money equals love for Mary. I think that Mary did not wish to allow the family to cheat her, and by extension her father, from the family inheritance. Cheating them in this way is the same as erasing them from the family history.
@Radio La Crimson I’ve always thought this doc is missing some emotional or social cues & I think this particular video really shows that... I’m sure he can help improve some people’s behavior... I think he means well, but I definitely see he has a bias & I grasped what I thought was a veiled leaning... And has he ever did a video about Trumps behavior or anyone else in that crazy circus 🤡 🎪 that enables him...because that speaks volumes. Seems like doc grande is basically inferring that Mary Trump who is intimate with the family history & has A PhD in clinical psychiatry, is making not only baseless claims, but is doing it to get back at donald for cheating her & her brother out of a fair share of the estates value. I think she is genuinely concerned about donald being dangerous for our country & I am grateful for her standing up...
That's her story
Timeflyer2 What is the source of these “ facts”.
I dont think mary ever expected to get love from her family. She was fighting for her and her brother and her brothers family's future security to get what they were supposed to inherit.
No one has a right to any kind of inheritance IF the Giver doesn't want to give to the Givee
@@madambutterfly7513 100% agree. Talk about entitled.
@@madambutterfly7513 Read the book. She wasn't cheated out of her legacy because Fred decided not to give her and her brother anything, but because Donald lied about the actual value of the estate.
@@madambutterfly7513 That's called cold hearted, which he is!
Dr. Lance Dodes On Trump:
"He can only do what he does. And he is limited by the limited capacity of a
person with early emotional development. He doesn't have much complexity to him.
Truth means nothing to him and other people mean nothing to him.Once you get that
concept that nothing matters,no conscience, no morality, than everything else
falls into place."
What a stupid ass comment
@Jane Parkmann Part of it is that the supporters don't read legitimate well-sourced news and rely a lot on opinion pieces that are based on people wanting to make money. They literally don't know what Trump is and what he's doing. Also, they like the fact that he seems to just use his common sense. Things like cutting taxes will make everyone's life better. It may or it may not. It depends on many factors. Depends on which taxes, what programs get cut, etc.
I think that is because by definition, half the people have below average intelligence and many of those distrust smart, knowledgeable experts. They think they know better, and Trump actually says he knows better, and they like that. These are the people who hear "income tax cut" and without looking into details will just think that's necessarily good (even if it results in higher taxes in other areas, higher fees, and rising consumer good prices). Many of us are sick of politics as usual and wanted something new.
I heard on the radio a short interview with a Latino who explained why many of the Latinos he knew were Trump supporters. In a nutshell, he said that they felt Trump was macho. I tried to find a link to it, but couldn't.
Disclaimer: I'm not a Trump fan but it isn't because I'm loyal to Democratic party. I'm very afraid of him. I agree with some (not the majority) of his views. I never agree with how he goes about them. I don't like that he runs the country like a mob boss. I'm afraid of the Republicans. I'm afraid of the Democrats. I have some liberal views, some conservative views. I think the country is broken without a major upset to right the boat.
@Radio La Crimson Was it a surprise to ANYONE? I cried like I never have before the night he won the 2016 election, and it was with visions of what might happen when it was time for him to leave office. In the debates, he said he wanted to replace 80% of the military with people loyal to him. That should have caused such an uproar among anyone who loves the US that he would have lost almost all support. It goes to show how uneducated people are in this country that they didn't know how incredibly terrifying that one statement was. (I don't consider myself to be educated, either in most ways. Most of us aren't in the US.)
@Jane Parkmann I couldn't agree with you more.
This is Spot on ! Except for what DOES MATTER to donald & that is Winning, Dominating & Achieving Power, so he can control all things around him.
Could you evaluate Josh Duggar’s personality . He was a TLC celebrity who molested four of his sisters and got caught up in the Ashley Maddison scandal . He states he is a conservative Christian. His parents protected him and continue to to this day. They had the tv show 19 kids and counting. Thank you for your consideration. PS love your channel!💋
Good idea, he would be a fascinating subject.
Yes it would.
Yes!
He molested his sisters plus another girl-I believe she was a babysitter.
MaryAnne Brown yes that is correct.
As a New Yorker, I'd say you give the Donald a bit too much credit. It is well-known here how crooked his business dealings were. You also neglected to mention his contentious election win.
Dude, listen to her before you analyze her. The book was great and you should give it a read.
And, he has every trait of an overt narcissist:
Desire to be admired.
Unable to take criticism.
Inability to listen.
Empire building.
Lack of empathy.
Lying.
@@polarbearsrus6980 .. just like Hillary, Biden, Harris, and every single "ranking member" of the Democratic party. All offense, Trump is actually far better than them, because he had four years.. they all had DECADES.. ENTIRE GENERATIONS.. where their narcissism is recorded as historical record for the world to see.
No one has to have any love for Donald Trump to say that.. just have a working brain.
@@dwho432, you are delusional.
@@dwho432 , I remember that Biden is the same racist piece of garbage who masterminded the 1994 Crime Bill.. the source of all the justified anger at things like "mandatory minimum sentencing" and such. Also, as I am about to celebrate my 48th birthday, I remember all the fawning over Trump.. till he decided to run and he decisively beat Queen Hillary... I remember a great many things, friend.
I generally agree with his assessments of people. However I felt because Mary is his niece that doesn't neccesarily bias her in her assessment of her uncle. I really thought her presentation of her uncle was accurate. I think she has a handle on her emotions and was being what she is when assessing D. T. I too was cut off from the family money simply because my birth mother somehow never emotionally attached to me. That fact persisted until her death. Her favorite child got the bulk of the money. At this point in my life I accepted it and can rationally look back and accept that my birth mother never truly accepted me. It doesn't hurt. I can talk about it nonchalantly. Seems like Mary got to the same place I did and she clearly worked through it like I did. I believe her assessment of her uncle albeit it being sad.
Yep. My mom has made it clear to me I don’t get anything. She doesn’t have much and lives a sad hateful life. I am much better without her in my life.
@@LaMaiStyle Are you ok? This is not about you but you have the need of making it about you? Poor thing get help asap.
@Paula Zemeckis.. Why do you think your mom did not emotionally attach to you, through her life..
@@gerry2345 many of us had abusive and negligent parents. It exists.
I am reading the book and I believe Mary Trump. Not because she’s a relative but because I have eyes and a brain.
Thank you!
Ok but if you read the book you learn that she and her brother were losing their health insurance and had to sue to keep it.
That's what I'm talking about! Not the money... Knowing these kids lost their father, then taking health insurance away from his sick nephew!!!!
They lost their insurance permanenrly. Her brother's child's poor health was covered
You mean she had to experience real world problems. Oh Poor Her.
Love A Parrot you totally missed my point. 😂😂😂
Each grandchild received $ 200,000 including her. Grandpa was supporting her and her family even when her drunk no good father was alive. Grandpa made it clear he wasn't happy about them not have a good work ethic and felt like they were leaches. This is well known. Sorry, the insurance...were they not adults?? I left home at 18 and never asked my parents for a penny...worked two jobs when I needed. I suppose Mary was used to hand outs...rather immature. She lost the suit because she received the same as the rest of the grandchildren.
Leave Mary alone! Has not every single thing she has said about her uncle become glaringly obvious as the truth?
Why leave her alone? She made herself public!!
Ironically, that's my family's diagnosis. They view money as love. They're narcissist, and low achievers academically. To make matters worse, they have expensive monetary wishes in life. Very difficult to deal with them. Based on Dr Grande's descriptions, my relatives fit perfect signs of sociopathic behavior. Very disorganized and financially reckless. What a mess! I just pray for my safety, because they are dangerous monsters. 🙏💔
Thank you for finally helping us understand sociopathy vs. psychopathy!
This would be the first time that I will question your insights, Dr G. Not because of your conclusions but because of the limited evidence, a short non-journalistic media interview, on which you have based them. Having listened to extensive passages from the actual book and watched her interview with Rachel Maddow, Dr. Mary Trump, at no point presented herself as a distressed damsel but as the typical offspring of wealthy, dysfunctional families, conflating self-worth and familial love with access to family money. She even admits to enjoying a fairly privileged, private school upbringing that was not quite on par with her relatives because of the estrangement then death of her father, Fred Jr.
Like her uncle Donald, she was subject to harsh conditionalities on her grandparents' affection and she admitted to respecting but disliking and ultimately rejecting her elders because of their naked greed, dishonesty and cruelty. She also seemed to believe she and her sibling should have received a full share of the familiy's inheritance after Fred Sr.'s demise, as compensation for the emotional abuse that led to the premature death of her father and consequent financial hardships faced by his widow who was ostracized after his death. Finally, she also alleged that her elders understated the size of Fred Sr.'s fortune in legal filings associated with the confidentiality agreement, rendering it null and void and freeing her to publish her book.
For these reasons I find her account quite credible.
Jessica, it’s your bedtime
I concur. Thank you for eloquently expressing this.
lolololololol, WELL, what a bunch of BS your little mind just spurted out. Nothing you said carries any ground at all.
Obtaining success through lying and cheating wouldn’t be considered “successful” to many. That’s why she questioned it. Succeeding in a plotted murder is also a “success” story to the killer, but we most likely would never refer to that person as a successful person.
You are being illogical: wealth and presidency are viewed as success in this society. Bringing in murder is non sequitur. Unless you are trying to equate presidency and murder.
Conversely, morality of achieving success and committing murder is a different story.
@@ArtU4All I mean- for most presidents, you can draw a clear line between presidency and murder. Specifically this mongrel that has kill hundreds of thousands of Americans with his ineptitude. Trump isn't a successful anything. He's a failed businessman and failed autocrat.
@@Kilgore42
I agree. I detest the man.
Still...
He even successfully went through 6 bankruptcies, i hear. He successfully managed to stay in power despite the most despicable actions and speeches.
Just like the “too big to fail” with banks, DT is OBVIOUSLY too important to disobey by the ones whose cushy jobs (the GOP senators and governors) depend on him. DT should have been out of the office within the first 6 months...
But look how shamefully timid HIS servants remain - those politicians who still are planning to run for their cushy senatorial jobs.
DT in power with no accountability is the result of COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF MANY people. Together, they WERE SUCCESSFUL at keeping themselves in power.
Let’s see what happens next.
Obama was very successful at pushing socialism upon America and convincing many that we are a simple democracy, so successful that he almost destroyed America.
@@brendalee1619 We don’t have anything close to socialism in this country. You need to take a few political courses, but first look up the meaning of the word. I bet you don’t even know that the ACA was the product of a conservative think tank and was used in MA when Mitt Romney was the Governor.
Her book is accurate, honest, chilling & resonates with his decades as a career liar & conman.
And check out how well he fits the narcissistic trait list, astounding!!!
Desire to be admired.
Unable to take criticism.
Inability to listen.
Empire building.
Lack of empathy.
Lying.....Trump is the epitome.
Her book might be chilling but how do you know its accurate and honest?
In 24 months it will become clear to everyone why he has moved to the state of Florida. Florida has the broadest and most forgiving bankruptcy laws of any state in the union..... His history will repeat itself. And everyone is going to be shocked and amazed, when in reality, they should’ve seen it coming.
@@geebee3256 Well I'm sure you would be going bankrupt too if you gave away your paycheck for 4 straight years and then the banks closed your accounts because your not working with the communist party like they want you to. But he's also a business man who hasn't been at his business in 4 years also... I don't see why you think your statement makes sense. Just sounds like you don't really keep up with the obvious. If it helps you sleep better at night just think whatever makes you happy.
@@PleaseNThankYou I appreciate your passion. I hope you are well and safe. Have a prosperous 2021.
It’s pretty much been shown that Donald did use his fathers money, he had his father fix things when he lost his businesses such as the casino he lost. It wasn’t just that someone was alive, the conversation regarding his SAT’s was connected to the information that his sister, Mary’s aunt who told her that she did Donald’s homework regularly but couldn’t do the exams. She also wasn’t stating that she felt her inheritance meant that she felt unloved, she was explaining that within the family money was used as love, which meant that essentially it showed that she and her brother were not well loved as a part of the family.
Oh please. We would do the same if we could.
Mary is woke, thirsty and angry.
Many of the things that have been discussed about Mary’s account of her uncle do align with things other people said about him 20 years ago. That makes her credible where her uncle’s character is concerned, in my own opinion.
people in NYC have had his "number" for years. in a way, Mary's book is news but then again it isn't.
Very true. Someone raised in the same family is certainly going to be credible in talking about that particular family dynamic. And one thing when it comes to trump... these stories and accounts from people in his life have always been out there. For sure these things were known for longer and more universally in NY. New Yorkers have known forever that he is a joke, a conman, a crook who, on his best day, was still embarrassing, pathologically dishonest, and incredibly distasteful. But even outside of NY there is *NO* shortage of this type of testimony about donald trump.
Trump 2020 RED all the way. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I agree.
@Wayne M You've just uttered nothing.
Nothing she says is even vaguely surprising.
It would be great if someone could do a "fact finding review" of what she says, instead of assuming its truthful because it's against someone you dont like. Last I checked we still use "innocent until proven guilty"... oh, wait...no we dont
@@anaos1004 Yes it's amazing how so many people became fully qualified, experienced psychologists overnight isn't it?
At all.
@Tom Rogers, or vaguely true
@@anaos1004 🙄
Yeah he def missed on this read. The book is so... I loved it, it’s beautifully written and the melancholy that coats her upbringing is so stark and makes Donald trumps nihilism make more sense. I think he shouldn’t have opined without reading her book and shouldn’t assume the interviewer is presenting the interview organically. Mary did many interviews and seemed to get less ridgid after having a few under her belt, like she’s jumping into a fire pit and that’s gotta make a person edgy. But anyway, her book is a treatise on the age of pain and loss we’re all collectively experiencing - it’s a benediction to change direction, to imagine a different future, a plea to free ourselves of the place we come from.
I agree with your elegantly stated description of Mary Trump’s beautifully written book Kal Fisher. I also think that Dr Grande should have read the book before he attempted an analysis even as I concede that far more folks will watch the interviews than read the book and will judge by only that.
You are a great writer!
Read the damn book first!!! And watch other interviews with her!!
In all fairness he stated he was doing this based on the interview
I will never read her book! The one interview I saw of her with Katie Couric was more than enough. She gave me the creeps and the chills and the hackles rose on my back. She is weird! Smug pompous, self righteous, condescending, arrogant and unempathetic. I couldn't stand her. Even Katie Couric looked horrified at some of the things she was saying and how she showed no sympathy or empathy for people. I think she's a monster!
I don’t really agree with the statement that she was using the courts to get love because money equals love to Mary Trump. Yes, she may see that the Trump family expresses love by giving money, but of course money is valuable in its own right. However hurt I might be by being disinherited, I might still sue for the money as a separate asset than love because because money is practical.
Agreed.
@Joe Graham I'm not a supporter of Donald Trump, but nobody knows what he felt at that time. He may have gone to the cinema while his brother lay on his deathbed, but we can't know what he was feeling as he sat there. Hell, even if surveillance footage showed up during that night showing Donald laughing and BS'ing around friends, we still can't know how conflicted he was inside.
NYDA is currently investigating the Trumps for inheritance fraud of 170$ million. These grifters just can’t help themselves. They hate taxes and spend much trying to not pay taxes.. No one loves taxes though. One thing Fred instilled in the Donald is the love of money. Pretty obvious what that means if you just look at his motivation for everything and his irreverence for just about everyone and everything. He wants a Monarchy for the money that affords and he’s following Putin’s play book. He cheated to become a dictator of Russia. Now he’s a billionaire just off Russia. How much more the Donald can steal here.
Well said. Thank you.
I think the accusation is just more of the usual misogyny on this channel. Some of the analysis is interesting, but the misogyny is maddening.
She wasn't disinherited ...all grandchildren including her received $200,000.... the rest of the grandchildren received nothing ,ore than that. She assumed her dead father would recieve shares...but grandpa decided the rest to all surviving children. None of this is new news...its been around years and years. Grandpa wasn't happy with her family, that he was supporting them even when her father was alive...he was a drunk and not taking care of his family...grandpa felt like they were leaches and not supporting themselves. She assumes much...still angry with her childhood.
You've given a fair overview. I watched her interview on Australia 60 minutes. To me, it seemed that the years of hurt that she and her father experienced have, naturally, led to layers of resentments. When she talked about Donald having a period of abandonment aged 2/3 when his mother was sick I felt great sadness for the child he was - though it doesn't excuse him if he has acted in a harmful way to others as an adult.
I hope people see her words as an addition to the conversation, not an entire 'bible'.
I believe her every word. Why? Trump himself has proved her right.
WHAT? Trump never received pay for being POTUS , Everyone has the right to leave their wealth to whom ever they choose
I disagree with your statement that love was money so she went to court. The estate was worth vastly more and she was cheated. Do you think crooks should just get away with their crimes without recourse? She has integrity and values, her writing the book is for our benefit l doubt she needs the money
I agree.
How do you know that? Integrity? You know the family?
I do agree that the grandfather destroyed her father. He taught the Trump way of life and her father could not be ruthless. If she only wanted revenge, she would have put mashed potatoes on his head.
Sounds like Fred Sr. Destroyed them both. And Mrs. Fred Sr. Was spineless...and likely abused.
@Wayne M because Mary basically said it. Did you watch the interview?
I listened to Mary Trumps interview. Overall I think she is bias, she is also telling her story, her truth as she remembers, and I tend to believe most of it. My siblings and I were left out of our grandparents will, everything going to our aunt and her family. We were always the black sheep since our parents divorced but we tried so hard to please out grandparents, going to see them, taking them to Dr appointments, I guess trying to make up for our Dad's absence since he split the scene totally. Anyway, when we found out about the will it shattered us. We did feel unloved, we felt the whole thing was just one big joke, on us kids. So I get what Mary is saying concerning the will and not feeling loved.
She seems to have enough money and self respect to not be concerned with getting fake crap from the family
@@lorettanericcio-bohlman567 She was concerned and sue the family. Have you watched the video?
@@lorettanericcio-bohlman567 She also supplied the documents the resulted in the Pulitzer-winning report in the "NY Times" substantiating apparent financial crimes by Trump and his father.
Ana OS. It was shocking, very hurtful. Luckily, I have 4 great siblings (we're in our 50's and 60's now), we've talked it all out, helped each other during the hard times, and we're just so grateful we've always had each other and our Mother, who raised us on her own with no help from our very well off financially grandparents.
She is talking 50 percent of the time about stuff predating her birth via recollections of her mother, her brother, her two aunts and her grandmother.
She seems much of the time like she is still holding back and trying to leave open ground for repair,respect,reform etc
Well, Mary was right about everything. I think she is being 100% honest. Her aunt, don’s sister, the judge, corroborated much of it.
Let me guess , you're a Christian Conservative ,
right ?
Hmmm... someone is feeling morally superior here. And it's not the @TheRedPIll
@@jackieann5494 Not sure why you are trying to guess my political/spiritual beliefs-other than to insult; however, neither have anything to do with my comment or the video. My comment has everything to do with the video and I repeat. Mary has been and continues to be correct AND her aunt, the judge, corroborated much of it. Try to stay on point/topic.
Probably shouldn't have done this one... you appear to be walking a tightrope over the Grand Canyon.
Dr., I believe you held back on this one. You were playing it safe I see, but why? Trump’s personality and behaviors are on display, for the world to see, therefore you could have analyzed him a bit more. Mary Trump is spot on. I sensed no deceits in her pieces. Jolly well! 🥂🍺 Cheers and beers mates.
I did like the point that Mary said that the issue at this point is not the President but his enablers.
That's what I think too. "There's always a kingmaker." Trump got there because policy makers, the full-time people who actually run the government, wanted him there. The people who put him there are big trouble, trouble on a world class level. The most dangerous kind of people there are.
@jay Mary Trump was specifically talking about the people he surrounds himself with. As she says, when they stop enabling him, they either quit, fired, leave, etc...
I disagree
@M W I think she was referring to you.
Did she mean the college of electors or the electorate?
How do you know no money no love.... I find that a stretch especially when fighting Trump.... should she have just rolled over? I think fighting evil is worth it regardless
so you will buy the Biden Crime Family book which outlines their deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party...Ill watch for your review
She used tactics to get to the heart of the matter. She is trying to save Trump from himself. She healed and forgave and it’s her duty as an empath to heal others and make great changes.
Abuse comes in all forms and there are repercussions as well as long term suffering.
Get a grip and stop abuse-all forms of abuse. Because we are a nation of broken hearts, and broken families! 💔
ETA🌹
I disagree with the statement "she was suing to get love". Her Aunt and Uncles were supposed to be guardians yet instead they preyed upon her and stole from her. Instead of being a victim she was advocating for herself.
Oh, and I know you're only going off of one interview, but having read the book, she wasn't born an outsider. She grew up spending ample amount of time in her grandparent's home (Her father even lived there for some parts of it so she had to go there to see him if nothing else), and she felt a part of the family at that time, and interacted with members, including Donald, on a fairly regular basis.
He is right wing. Look at his Biden and Trump videos. It baffles me how Dr Grande is so brilliant in so many ways but refused to diagnose Trump.
@@arinmn7004 Exactly. And that's one of the reasons I have not subscribed. Perhaps, he will show growth as a human being.
Hi, I'm Dr Grande. Today I'm willingly going to walk through a minefield.
I know right...get your battle gear on Dr Grande.
@@aurorarose2836 He observes but does not get involved in children's play.
Dr Grenade
😂
Lmao 🤣
*Ahem*
He *ballet pirouettes* through the mine field, thank you.
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Grandiose Psychopathy is the best description ever of DJT. The interview was disjointed as is this video analysis. Everyone should read Mary’s book if you want the truth about DJT and his soulless cruelty.
i disagree smooch with his analysis. I saw Mary Trump on 60 mins Australia and she was very clear. I believe her.
Have you read her book? I’m just asking because I thought the situation around her disinheritance was a little more nuanced than just, she viewed money as love.
That’s true, she did.
I read the book. She did not relate money to love but Fred Sr and DJT certainly did. The only recipient of his money, while alive, was Donnie boy. The other siblings were not so well treated.
Lindsey Stein I agree. That's not what contesting the disinheritance meant to her. I think it was more about a sense of justice. Hey, I would have done the same thing.
@@karistone1297 I agree 100%.
I'm listening to it right now. As someone who came from a similar abusive home, money was certainly weaponized, but I think she was on the mined path of searching for acceptance from intolerable people, and constantly apologizing to fit in because her father "failed" to be the slumlord and sociopath her grandfather was. Making things worse was keeping her homosexuality a secret, and wanting to make up for this fact by pleasing everybody. I think her grandmother and aunt's relationship with her was disingenuous on their parts, because they DID NOTHING to help her when she and her brother were disinherited and had their heath insurance revoked.
So she says she doesn't want to diagnose him, but she says he's a "sociopath" multiple times to multiple sources?
Sounds like she wanted to diagnose him
I’m no expert but you’d have to have skipped Psych 101 to not believe DT is a narcissistic mess
I recommend the book, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, edited by Bandi Lee. It gives the assessment of 37 psychiatrist and our nation's top mental health experts. Mary Trump was less directly saying the same thing.
To strongly want to be President is by nature narcissist. sorry to burst anyone's bubble. Elites in general are in the same boat. Even the ones who walked around with tissue boxes on his feet. So where does that leave the presidents before him that treated the nation far worse? Trump doesn't want this nation to be so low we are walking China's dogs for a living. As the past three presidents kept trending us towards.
@@frankenz66 Oh boy, the MAGettes have been triggered, looking superficially at one dimension of donnie's pathology. Just the body-count resulting from his totally incompetent pandemic response should be an eye-opener. It's all about the "optics" and the ratings to donnie. People don't matter, except for the ones who'll kiss his ample ass. Historians will not be kind, honestly.
No she called her grandfather sociopathic nowhere in the book does she diagnose Trump
Seems like you didn't do your research thoroughly enough to make this video...reading Mary Trump's book would've certainly helped!
Usually I agree with you, but nuance seems a bit lacking in your analysis here, I respectfully submit. Mary’s book provides invaluable dissection of the Trump family dynamics and values. Sometimes this is as important as cold hard “facts” and concrete interpretation. My opinion of her is that she is absolutely the antithesis of the Donald Trump personality- she is an asset to us all and has demonstrated tremendous courage by coming out with her book and participation with the news outlets. Thank you for this however.
Dr. Todd Grande,
I believe Mary Trump.
She is the daughter of an alcoholic whose addiction was so bad that he died at 41 from it. It had to have been extremely hard for her growing up with a father that sick and then to watch the other brother succeed to such a degree. One brother dies an alcoholic and the other becomes the President of The United States. Those are extremes most of us will never know. All politics aside, she sounds really bitter and has not coped well with her father's loss. The devastation of alcoholism is something too many of us know.
oliviatree 💯 justified. And 45 isn’t successful. He’s been given millions, cheated so many on so many different levels in so many different ways. He’s been enabled by everyone from family to rich people of nyc even though they hated him.
If anything, I think her dad was more of a success because he became a pilot and tried so hard despite his addiction.
I don’t think she’s bitter. That’s not a fair assessment.
Her depiction of Donald Trump seems accurate based on my observation of him. The credibility of a family tell all, however, is always suspect.
Didn't seem like Donald reached out to help his sick brother, though.
@@oliviatree Alcoholism is not "an indicator of a sick family." It can, and has, affected many families from all walks of life, "healthy" or otherwise. Fred Jr., like many alcoholics, was in rehab several times. Your comments smack of a nasty delight in the possibility of another's pain without any real knowledge of this family, or the legal provisions of Fred Sr.'s will, or who loved who and how much. It's telling that someone with such a limited understanding of addiction also thinks bitterness is ever justified, much less "healthy."
@@oliviatree I'm sure you didn't like the characterization of your comments. Having me or anyone point out your ignorance and petty judgments is uncomfortable. Tizzy? Lol! Ok grandma. Maybe you'll understand it this way. Put your binoculars down and mind your own business. You are making a fool of yourself.
I have read her books and listened/seen her many interviews. Mary Trump is intelligent, empathetic, classy, perceptive, funny, relatable, and believable. She knows her family better than anybody. Donald was groomed from early childhood to be the person he is today. More's the pity for our nation and anybody he decides is against him. :(
I don’t agree that she was equating money with love. She says that she was abandoned by the family at a young age.
60 minutes Australia also did a very interesting interview with Mary and it's on CZcams.
Really , did not know that @sweet wee tc playlists . Thank you Ma'am , for the heads-up .
Her saying she wants to, "take him down," and being in court with him over $$, means i can't believe anything she said. She's out for revenge.
@@fw1240 Trump and his siblings did not fulfil their fiduciary duty to Mary when her grandfather passed away. They didn't reveal to her the value of the assets of the estate that was held in trust for her and did not give her what was owed to her under that trust. So, yeah, they're just shitty people all around and they did deserve to be taken to court.
@@ItsAllBeenDecided how do you know granddad didnt cut her father and family out of the will? It's sounds like something he would do if the son was a 'disappointment'
@@cassandraotroy6325 It was discovered when she handed over the financials to the NYT for their piece on Trump's taxes. She only discovered it then, about a year ago.
Mary’s father was the scream for that family.
So glad that she wrote her truth. And sorry that she lost her father.
I for one believe her. And , I believe in free speech as we are guaranteed in our country. Good for her.
Absolutely believe her. His behavior definitely shows she’s right. There is no bias! He is not truly successful if he’s a pathological liar amongst other things. If that’s the case, then we should teach all our kids to be like Donald. I’ve seen this exact dynamic in extended family, uncanny! I wholeheartedly believe her and thank god for her. She is a hero!!!
I don't believe her at all.
Candis you don’t have to believe her, trump’s actions and his reaction to the book speak louder than mary’s words
@@FruityHachi Sure, Jan.
Candis your denial doesn’t change it
I feel this analysis is missing a number of perspectives. The interview is a narrow analysis forgoing lots of information.
Thank you for verifying the accuracy of my 91 yo mother's use of sociopath/psychopath. When she used the term psychopath (for my father) I always thought she was being dramatic but I now believe she understood the terms better than most. She would also use the word "evil" which seemed to me to come from an emotional space but you have broached the concept of evil in as well from a scientifically based perspective. Thank you for the education!
Wow, as a psychologist I'm surprised to see the poor quality of this piece. I have seen another piece by Grande which I thought was very reasoned and professional. This is full of implications based on misquotes. Also, I understand the desire to use only the interview as a basis for comment, but we are left with a shaky insight on a short and somewhat disjointed interview, which itself was misquoted. I believe more background research would have been indicated here. I don't think reading the book would have biased commentary on the interview and would have prevented some of the errors. I have to say that this harkens back to the days when psychological analysis was expected to occur more or less in a vacuum. Fun as a purely intellectual exercise, but hardly realistic, informative or therapeutic.
As a social worker I agree, disappointing. Why base a piece on a single interview and seemingly intentionally misuse/misinterpret what she said! Irresponsible. Shoddy! His explanation of her claim about someone else writing the SAT ( person who told her being alive was not the salient part of what she said) and her writing despite the NDA(proven fraudulent thus not valid) are examples.
He seems to not like to bash on trump as he believes he is not a narcissist until he is diagnosed as one by a professional. This tells alot about a psychologist
I agree. As a professional mental health counselor for over 50 years it’s my duty to point out “Dr.” Grande as a grandiose narrsosist with pathological lying. Sad to see so many here are fooled 😔
@@ironwasp5954 It's a shame that you didn't learn to spell somewhere along the line of those 50 years!
Several people are jumping to the conclusion that her motivation was resentment over receiving no inheritance but I feel that the possible motive of bitterness over how her father was abused and destroyed by the family should be factored in as well
Exactly. It’s the principle of it. If, when my dad dies, 3 get inheritance and 1 doesn’t, that one person will be hurt. Anyone who says they wouldn’t be is a liar. And it’s not greed. It could be splitting 40 dollars and one is left out of the 10$. It’s not the amount it’s the feeling of not mattering to the deceased. Also, her nephew was gravely ill. They were asking for financial help for him.
I agree. I heard an anecdote about "Freddy" (as he was called in the family). Supposedly he announced to his family at dinner that he had succeeded in getting his pilot's licence and he was understandably proud of that accomplishment. Another Trump family member (can't recall which one) reportedly then said: "Tell us, Freddy... Exactly how does what you're doing differ from driving a bus?" Now that whole episode had nothing to do with money and everything to do with trying to make a family scapegoat feel small and worthless. No wonder he drank himself to death. Yes. I can see why Mary might be (justifiably?) holding a grudge.
@JessicaBelle regardless.. Trump is sociopath. No wonder he stays on twitter to insult people. Thanks to White American women for electing him. Trump is con man with zero empathy. Carry on America
Absolutely, exposing and redemption too .
@@kesmarn I read the book also; I believe Donald was the one who made the comment to Freddy, but the father may have said it first.
It is pretty clear you didn’t read the book, which is too bad because I really think you missed the mark on this one.
Donald Trump didn't mean to cheat on his entrance exams. He simply thought S.A.T. meant "Send Another Temp".😉
It's interesting to see how Mary Trump deals with uncomfortable feelings and how those feelngs translate to her as a person and mental health professional. Thank you for the rational approach. Really like the new OCEAN merchandise!
I read the book and watched several inteviews she did I find her credible and I think she was being truthful when she said her motivation for writing the book was an ethical obligation she felt to US citizens to have all the information to make an infomed decision
She clearly has a bias, and that makes it difficult to take her very seriously. That’s not really debatable.
@@wolfgangkleiber5759 I disagree
Weird how she waited until now to be so "ethical"...if she felt this strongly, why did she wait until now? Why not 4 years ago?
@@wolfgangkleiber5759 She also has a take that no other author on the subject of her uncle could ever have. Read or listen to the book. Then see if you still cannot take her seriously.
freya skadi yeah making tons of money capitalizing on your surname has nothing to do with it?
I don't really find anything that illuminating with this breakdown of a person who wrote a book about another person. As far as I am concerned she has a right to write a book about a person whom she thinks is a danger to a nation. I plan to read the book, and get my own perspective!
the book was very interesting.
No, Dr Grande Mary Trump does not just have insights into Mr Trump when he was a boy. She has insights into him as a man as well because having insights into a person's childhood will give a person at least a few insights s into the hem as an adult.
I did not find your analysis objective.
Honestly I think Mary trump is spot on. I have personal experience with being raised in a similar environment. The only bias I see is her love of her father and defense of him. I can’t fathom why a mom and dad would just allow their son to drink themselves to death in their own home! They just wrote him off.
she has no accusations of trump except that she thinks he wasnt a nice person. were there any crimes committed? no. so then its a personal book with unproven accusations. just as she told george stephanopoulis, she thinks trump cheated on his exam, but it was told to her by someone else with no proof. its a waste of time to listen to her personal complaints
It obviously affected Donald Trump because it is the reason why he does not drink alcohol. A decision he made long before he ever chose to run for President and it seems to have been a decision based on preserving his own health after having seen the damage that it can do personally. If nothing else his brothers alcoholism obviously affected and frightened him. Whilst Mary Trump may say that everyone else in the family attacked her father for his alcoholism it would have been her own father's guilt that would have punished himself the most. It is very difficult for family members to intervene & help and often that is the other unspoken dysfunction in the family. Mary Trump may not be an alcoholic but she knows how to exert power and manipulate others. So too does Donald Trump. Those are exactly the maverick qualities required by a President who is taking on a corrupt establishment single-handedly.
@Jane Elliot, Jr. I think you will find it was her father who was disinherited. She fought for a share of Fred's wealth. Seems like she was into power struggles back then.
Agreed. So sad
Chris Pyves please. Have you not read or watched Noel Casler who worked in the set of the apprentice with Trump? Donald has had a cocaine, cold medicine, adderal sniffing habit for decades. He’s had surgery in his nasal passages because of it. His pupils are always dilated. It’s the reason he gets slurred speech occasionally and his needs water often, it’s why he sniffs constantly. It will come out in time once all this mess is over. He is the most corrupt president we’ve ever had in office. New Yorker can’t stand him because they are aware of his corrupt business practices and cheating on taxes. Soon the truth will come out as judge Vance will get the Mazar taxes. Most likely because of all the delays it will occur as an October surprise. But it’s his own fault, he hid them for decades even though he promised to release them. He took it up to the Supreme Court to try and hide them. Yes it’s difficult to intervene with an alcoholic but you don’t just let them drink to death in your own home you attend meetings you might even need to kick them out or have an intervention for treatment. You don’t just ignore them and insist they are nothing. He did accomplish a lot but his father would never accept any of it.
I'd like to see your analysis after reading her book.
I agree. I felt this analysis missed the mark. This was based on the first interview she did and I think her nervousness got in the way. I wish if he wasn't going to read the book and be better informed from that primary source that he'd chosen a different interview.
He misses a lot of her points, especially about her grandfather's will. It's much more complicated than the interviews show.
Orange man bad. There you go.
ShallowDepression c
Commentator: It does matter what Mary says in her interview . That was what I based my opinion on. Therefore it is relevant . Or is it considered irrelevant to you because you disagree?
Mary is a national treasure
lol what?! lol
I think having read her book she did a service to the country - I also think it was sweet revenge for the way she -her mother -
her brother and most especially her father was treated by an abominable family -
I don't think she personally equates love to money (her inheritance) rather that her grandfather showed love through money and cutting her out of his inheritance was his way of removing his love. She is already hurt by what her father suffered at her grandfather's hand and it is even worse that he cut her (by extension) out of his will.
Yes, being cut out of a family will is incredibly hurtful. In my case a aunt orchestrated it all, in Mary's case her uncle did the dirty work.
I actually think her experience and relationship to Trump makes her very credible
Angry relative
My sister and I often talk about our childhood. We were close in age and had extremely similar experiences, and yet, I think my parents were good parents and she is highly critical. I do wonder if that is because I am a parent and she is not. My point is, objectivity is extremely difficult when emotion is involved. I would say that neither my sister nor I would try to make a fortune airing my family's dirty laundry. Until shown otherwise, my subjective opinion is that Mary Trump appears vindictive and opportunistic.
Priya...I wonder how much time did she spend in the presence Donald Trump? I'm inclined to believe she did NOT have a lot of access to him. Just because you are related doesn't mean they were close. I'm also inclined to think that Mary was intentionally boxed out of Donald Trump's inner circle. She certainly didn't have 1st hand accounts of Donald Trump's childhood. She's trying to smooth over her own father's shortcomings at the expense of her uncle Donald Trump. Just my opinion.
Eureka Hope that doesn’t mean what she is telling is not credible
Priya Thiele You just commented you believe her because of her relationship with him. Then when called on it, you whine.🍼🍼👶😭
I appreciate Mary’s input from a Family member perspective and a professional standpoint. She didn’t have to do this but I’m glad she is. She is in a unique place to show light on many aspects of the family under Donald’s direction.
There's a reason professionals don't diagnose or treat family members
I had to Google the meaning of schadenfreude. While I love the Dr. Grande, it was not my sense that Mary derived pleasure from Donald's misfortune of having "mashed potatoes over the head." Mashed Potatoes over the Head is just a funny story, for any interview, in any language.
How about the parents of the Duggar family? Something feels very off with this family. The father gives off major creep vibes by being overly controlling; the mother comes across as fluffy and fake.
Arno Nühm you’re insane if you think the duggards are “normal US citizens...”
You think? They have like 20 something kids which is very rare now, anywhere, and for good reason. They belong to a bizarre Christian cult called "Quiverful" which recommends having as many children as humanly possible and all there children look exactly alike. Its hard to imagine they aren't getting significant public assistance and having this may children affects local gene pools.
They are assholes that hide behind religion to justify they're bullshit and spread the bullshit. I just hope there kids don't breed like they do. TLC normalizes this kind of crap by giving them a lame series but in truth the only interesting about any of them is the deranged mother that popped these kids out like a Pez dispenser. Other than her they are boring as hell and none of it is worth watching.
Well, yeah. They hid and protected Josh when he sexually assaulted their young daughters AND a babysitter to begin with.
Everyone is biased, especially when talking about family.
I once won a contest with the phrase "unbiased opinion"; it was to come up with the best oxymoron. I explained my entry by pointing out that opinions are inherently biased by our experience and upbringing. That doesn't make them bad or good bias, just simply bias. We can strive to avoid bias, or note it in our decision making. Emotional bias can be some of the hardest to detect as well as to mitigate.
But that doesn't mean they are wrong either
@@Pntngbrn No, not at all! :)
One thing I leaned in grad school while taking a statistics and research class - everyone has biases that affect how we see everything every day. All research has inherent bias, all opinions reveal biases (to the previous reply’s point) - everyone has them. That doesn’t mean they’re bad, but they exist despite our best efforts to mitigate how they impact whatever results we’re looking for.
For sure Trump is not the Dalai Lama.
The sister Mary Trump in the released tapes also said someone else took the SAT and she even remembers the name.
I dont know about you, but I find, even with my admittedly limited knowledge, I do not consider Mr. Grande's assessments complete - at the very least... I no longer bother to watch his videos, and have unsubscribed
I didn't like his assessment of the Duchess of Sussex. 🤷
I think when you listen to her interview and combine those with actually watching Donald Trump in action and his treatment of others ,I think it’s fair to assume that how she feels about her uncle and the fears she has about him being president are quite justified . I also don’t think that she equates live with money in her own value system but see that that is what the family did . She has been deeply hurt by the way she perceives herself and immediate family to have been treated but I think going after her inheritance is a seperate issue . That is about justice .
I believe her 100%. The Don had said in an interview that she was never wanted anyway (cold hearted family) and maybe nor was Mary's father as Trump went to the movies as his own brother was dying. I feel from how we've seen him treat people and his ways that she's right in all she says. Kudos to her! It's about time someone who knew him told the truth.
Dr. Grande, as an adoptee I would like to see you do a video on that subject, and how being adopted seems to put one in a higher risk category for unhealthy attachments, addiction, and mental illness in general. Thank you and keep up the good work! From a loyal fan in Atlanta !!!!
Julie
I too am an adoptee. Boy do I have some stories, and they aren't good ones...😣
Me too! Never enough subject matter imho, on this topic. children who lose parents at a very young age, and are fostered, then adopted at young ages like 5, or 6..... the damage is extremely complex yet rarely is it covered. I know, I am one of those kids.
Never met an adoptee that wasn't screwed up, but that's ok cuz a lot of us with so-called parents are too. Good parenting is luck of the draw. So, if ya had decent parents adopt you, accept them as a miraculous GIFT!
I'm not an expert by any stretch. I theorize it depends on the age of the child. I've had many family members adopt children. One cousin adopted three girls (they were all sisters so she adopted all three of them to keep them together). They had some real struggles including police involvement later on/juvenile delinquency. This was a very religious loving home. I agree with the original post. The kids must go through a lot.
Re: Trump's superficial charm--my guess is that would only affect the unaware.
From my observation, he is possessed of no charm at all, superficial or otherwise.
"Unaware" like how? Totally dead to this world? Maybe they arrived =from the new Moon colonies I heard about on our news. (as a possible solution for global warming damage.)
And peverts
Because of her relationship to Trump is why I find her believable. Also I agree with her that he is a narcissist, a sociopath and has a learning disability.
Andrea V the man is sharp as a tack,whatever he may learning disabled is not one of them
and not to mention, every single thing she claims has some level of behavioral backup. Trump lets us see exactly who he is.
Fern the plant what’s tds???
I can see all the points she makes
@Judy0007 maybe you're blind?
Please dont believe everything you hear. What she wrote is paid-for propaganda and her motives are not honest...
@@carriea8165 I'm sure DT is an upstanding citizen. 🤔 🙄
Jessica, not for long
I read the book. I also have a child with a narcissist. I have spent the last few years trying to figure out how I ended up with someone like that, and have accepted that I was the unloved daughter of not only my father but of my primary caregiver, my mother who was emotionally unavailable. So...I've done a lot of reading on attachment theory (I was anxious - preoccupied for much of my life.) The way she explained the family dynamics was very similar to what I know of my ex's family and on what I have learned about attachment theory. Biased? Well, its certainly PERSONAL for her. No doubt she hurt terribly growing up in that family as Fred Jr's daughter. She was a Hillary supporter, and her views on certain issues are to the left. But....so what? She is a family member and has much experience with personality disorders. If you are going to read ANYTHING about DJT, it should be from someone that knows about Cluster B. I did NOT see schadenfreude at all. The only thing I will say is that if you have personal experience with Cluster B and even KNOW anything about DJT, nothing will be a surprise to you. It's just a very sad story. As far as what she added...I think the title itself just resonated with me. She is 100% correct....ABUSE is too much or not (never) enough. ABUSE is not always physical. Emotional abuse is abuse. Teaching your children that love is transactional is abuse. Again, I do not think you should read anything about DJT if it is written by someone without extensive insight into attachment and personality.
It really seems like Dr. Grande let his feelings affect his logical analysis on this one. He's making some illogical interpretations of Mary's words and attitudes, as if he's analysing a machine and not a person...of course she has anger and outrage, that doesn't mean she's lying.