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Mary Lea Trump
May 3, 1965 New York City, U.S.
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| Education | Tufts University (BA) Columbia University (MA) Adelphi University (PhD) |
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Fred Trump Jr. Linda Clapp |
| Relatives | Trump family |
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| Years active | 2024–present |
| Subscribers | 214 thousand |
| Total views | 19 million |
Mary Lea Trump (born May 3, 1965) is an American psychologist and writer. She is a member of the Trump family. Mary Trump is known for her books, especially Too Much and Never Enough, which sold many copies. This book is about her uncle, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and their family. She has also written two other books: The Reckoning (2021) and Who Could Ever Love You (2024).
Mary Trump has been involved in family disagreements about money. In 2020, she filed a lawsuit against her uncle Donald, her aunt Maryanne, and the family of her late uncle Robert. She claimed that she did not receive her fair share of money from her grandfather Fred Trump's properties. This lawsuit was later dismissed in 2022.
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Early Life and Education
Mary Trump was born in May 1965 in New York City. Her mother was Linda Lee Clapp, a flight attendant. Her father was Fred Trump Jr., an airline pilot. He was the son of real-estate developer Fred Trump, who was also Donald Trump's father. Mary has an older brother named Frederick Trump III.
Mary's father, Fred Trump Jr., passed away in 1981 when she was 16 years old.
Mary Lea Trump finished high school at the Ethel Walker School in 1983. She then studied English literature at Tufts University. She earned a master's degree in English literature from Columbia University. Later, she received a PhD in clinical psychology from Adelphi University. A PhD is a very high university degree.
Family Inheritance and Disagreements
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When Mary's grandfather, Fred Trump Sr., passed away in 1999, his will left most of his money to his living children. Each grandchild, including Mary, received $200,000. However, Mary's father had passed away before his own father. Because of this, Fred Sr.'s lawyers had suggested giving Mary and her brother more money. They thought it would prevent future problems. But Fred Trump Sr. decided not to change his will.
After Fred Sr. passed away, Mary Trump and her brother, Fred Trump III, had a disagreement about their grandfather's will. They believed that Donald Trump and his siblings had too much influence over their elderly father's decisions.
Around that time, Fred III's son, William, was born with a serious medical condition. Fred Sr. had set up a special fund to help pay for his family's medical costs. During the disagreement, Mary and Fred III's medical insurance was stopped. This included William's medical coverage.
The family disagreement was settled in 2001. As part of the agreement, Mary and Fred III sold their shares in the family business.
Mary Trump later shared some family financial documents with The New York Times. These documents were used for a 2018 article about the Trump family's money.
In 2020, Mary Trump filed another lawsuit against her uncle Donald, aunt Maryanne, and the family of her late uncle Robert. She claimed they had not given her the correct amount of money from her grandfather's properties. The lawsuit was dismissed in November 2022. Mary Trump tried to appeal this decision, but her request was denied in 2023.
In 2021, Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against Mary and The New York Times. He claimed they used private documents in a harmful way. Mary Trump called this lawsuit an act of "desperation." In 2023, a New York court dismissed The New York Times from the lawsuit. The court said that reporters have the right to gather news legally. The court also ordered Donald Trump to pay the newspaper's legal fees. The case against Mary Trump was allowed to continue, and she appealed that ruling.
Career
Mary Trump worked at the Manhattan Psychiatric Center while she was doing her PhD research. She also helped write a book called Diagnosis: Schizophrenia, published in 2001. Mary Trump has taught university classes about how people develop, about difficult experiences (trauma), and about mental health conditions (psychopathology).
She is the founder and CEO of The Trump Coaching Group, a company that helps people with their lives. She has also owned and run several small businesses in the Northeast.
Her Books
Too Much and Never Enough (2020)
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Mary Trump's first book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man, was published on July 14, 2020. It is a book about Donald Trump and his family. Mary Trump stated that the information in the book came from her own memories, conversations with family and friends, and various documents. She also shared that she was the person who gave the Trump family tax documents to The New York Times. The New York Times article later won a 2019 Pulitzer Prize.
Before the book was released, Mary's uncle Robert Trump tried to stop it. He said she had signed an agreement not to share family information. However, a court allowed the book to be published.
The book was very popular. It sold over one million copies on its first day. It became the number one best-selling book in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.
The Reckoning (2021)
Mary Trump's second book, The Reckoning: Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal, came out on August 17, 2021. In this book, she looks at American history. She suggests that the country has faced difficulties since it began, partly because of racism. She talks about how important it is to address these issues.
Who Could Ever Love You (2024)
Mary Trump's third book, Who Could Ever Love You (2024), is a memoir. A memoir is a book about a person's own life experiences. This book shares her experiences related to her father's struggles and how he was seen by Fred Sr.
The Mary Trump Show
Mary Trump also has a podcast called The Mary Trump Show. On her podcast, she talks about politics and other topics. In 2022, she announced that she would remove her show from Spotify. She did this to protest what she believed was false information about COVID-19 being shared on another podcast on Spotify.
Politics
Mary Trump supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
In 2020, Mary Trump said in an interview that Donald Trump should leave his position as president. She believed he was not able to lead the country safely. After the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack, Mary Trump said her uncle should not be allowed to run for public office again.
Personal Life
Mary Trump is openly lesbian. She is divorced and lives on Long Island, New York, with her daughter.
