Mary Trump: ‘America Is Not for Sale — Even If My Uncle Is’
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Psychologist Mary Trump did not hold back in her latest email blast, where she sharply criticized her uncle, former President Donald Trump, over the newly detailed allegations of a $10 million bribery scheme involving the Egyptian government. This scheme, which came to light earlier this month, was described by a Washington Post reporter as “the most serious allegation of a bribe in White House history.”
“It has recently come to light that Donald accepted $10 million from Egypt shortly after the election in 2016,” Mary Trump began, referencing the report. “As ‘The Washington Post’ recently reported, ‘Five days before Donald Trump became president in January 2017, a manager at a bank branch in Cairo received an unusual letter from an organization linked to the Egyptian intelligence service. It asked the bank to ‘kindly withdraw’ nearly $10 million from the organization’s account — all in cash.’ That sounds totally legitimate.”
Mary Trump then connected the dots between the alleged bribe and the former president’s subsequent actions in office. She pointed out that Trump “shifted U.S. policy in ways that benefited the Egyptian leader, a man he once called ‘my favorite dictator,’” including releasing nearly $200 million in defense aid that had been withheld due to concerns over human rights. She also highlighted how former Attorney General William Barr blocked federal prosecutors from obtaining bank records that could have shed more light on the $10 million payment.
This is not an isolated incident, according to Mary Trump. “Donald’s corrupt dealings with adversarial foreign governments isn’t new,” she asserted. “It’s been obvious for a very long time that his relationship with Russia and Saudi Arabia is about lining his own pockets at the expense of American interests.” She reminded readers that Trump was impeached for attempting to extort Ukraine to aid his reelection campaign, and mentioned his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s receipt of $2 billion from Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman shortly after leaving the White House, noting that the reason for this payment remains unclear.
In a powerful conclusion, Mary Trump declared, “This November, we can remind the world’s dictators, and our own homegrown wannabe dictators, that America is not for sale — even if my uncle is.” Mary Trump’s scathing critique reflects ongoing concerns about the former president’s international dealings and their impact on American democracy. Her message serves as a rallying cry against the influence of foreign money in U.S. politics and a call to uphold national integrity.
