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Mary L. Trump: Donald Received $413 M via 1990s Tax Dodges

6/28/2026

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Mary L. Trump told Joy Reid that U.S. President Donald Trump received at least $413 million from Fred Trump.
She said most of the money moved through 1990s tax-dodging schemes.
Mary L. Trump called Fred Trump a sociopathic patriarch who favored Donald over his siblings.
She argued the massive support created a zero-sum mindset that harmed the family, turning her uncle into a “destroyed human being.”

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Mary L. Trump told Joy Reid that U.S. President Donald Trump received at least $413 million from Fred Trump.
She said most of the money moved through 1990s tax-dodging schemes.
Mary L. Trump called Fred Trump a sociopathic patriarch who favored Donald over his siblings.
She argued the massive support created a zero-sum mindset that harmed the family, turning her uncle into a “destroyed human being.”