In a scathing essay, Donald Trump’s lesbian niece, Mary Trump, slammed the president-elect for continuing to act as “Putin’s puppet” as the war in Ukraine reaches its 1000th day.
Mary Trump wrote about how Ukraine has displayed shocking strength, which Russia did not expect and which has caused Russian President Vladimir Putin to beg North Korean troops for help. She then lamented that Ukraine’s stunning display of resistance, with the help of the United States and the European Union, may all “have been for naught” now that her uncle will be the next president.
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“The fate of Ukraine and Zelesnkyy may rest with Donald Trump, Putin’s puppet, a man who is enamored of and beholden to the very autocrat who wants to destroy our ally,” she wrote.
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“As unthinkable as it may be, we must contemplate how the world will react if, as seems likely, Donald withdraws the United States’ support from Ukraine in order to appease Vladimir Putin, his puppet-master—and our enemy. What will happen to Ukraine and Zelenskyy when one of their staunchest allies betrays them?”
Mary Trump brought up Ukraine’s ability to “beat extraordinary odds,” recalling a moment in 2022 when Ukrainian border guards sent a strong message to a Russian ship: “Russian warship, go f**k yourself.”
“What Ukraine has done since Russia violated international law and illegally invaded is nothing short of astonishing,” she continued. “And they have done it despite the fact that they haven’t received all of the assistance it deserved from us — whether because of Republican obstruction or the short-sightedness of the Biden administration.”
“It’s going to get so much worse under the Trump administration,” she said, “so we must continue to support Ukraine in whatever way we can. And we can start by saying to my uncle, ‘Go f**k yourself.’”
After her uncle won the presidency, Mary Trump – who devoted election season to doing everything she could to warn the public that her uncle was a grave danger to us all – posted on social media, “I am so deeply sorry. I thought better of us.”
She called it a “nightmare” on her blog and said it will be “much worse than 2016.”
“But today I am possessed of an exquisite detachment that, while I know it is bad for me, I will hold onto for as long as I can. Because I really did think we were better than this, and I don’t want to confront the feelings associated with recognizing just how wrong I was.”
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