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Mary Trump, American psychologist and writer and niece of the President of the United States Donald Trump (Getty Images)
Mary Trump has criticized Donald Trump’s repeated public comments about men’s bodies as “deeply strange” and “alarming”, saying she believes they suggest he is losing control of his impulses.
The 61-year-old clinical psychologist made the comments at an October 19 appearance The rest is politics during a discussion with host Alastair Campbell about what he called Trump’s “constant commentary” on how handsome men are. Campbell also referenced a recent rally moment in which Trump talked about checking Jon Husted’s butt.
When asked where people “should be at Gaydar with Donald”, Mary Trump replied: “I have a terrible Gaydar, but what I do know is that he speaks more admiringly about men than most women I know,” adding: “So it’s very alarming, but I think it’s just a sign of how his impulse control is eroding.
What did Mary Trump say about Trump’s “impulse control”?
Mary Trump went on to claim that her uncle “can’t help it,” saying, “He doesn’t have a filter anymore. I mean, he never had much impulse control, but it’s completely gone.”
She described what she saw as “disinhibition,” adding: “We see all kinds of signs of disinhibition, that’s what this is. He was at a rally, and he just threw a glass of water on the ground for no reason.”
Returning to the rally clip, she added: “And now he’s talking about men’s asses and looking at them in front of thousands of people,” before saying it was “deeply weird.”
Mary Trump links the remarks to homophobia
Mary Trump also linked the moment to what she described as a longer pattern, saying: “Especially because he’s known since Roy Cohn was diagnosed with AIDS in the 80s, his lawyer, to be a virulent homophobe, at least when it comes to men.”
Mary Trump, an out-lesbian, is an American psychologist and author who has become a prominent critic of her uncle, who authorized the book in 2020. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.
She has also spoken publicly about Trump’s behavior in other recent interviews, including telling CNN’s Jim Acosta, “I think the Natalie Harp situation is part of the overall decline of the Donald.”
