Were rational Americans 'bulls-eye' accurate all along? Donald Trump described as a 'sociopath', cheat, liar, 'clown'; etc. by his own family members. (Updated)

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7/7/20 news article link: "'Sociopath', 'clown': 7 unflattering anecdotes from Mary Trump's book"

One excerpt:

"For some of the Trump kids, lying was a way of life, and for Fred’s oldest son, lying was defensive — not simply a way to circumvent his father’s disapproval or to avoid punishment, as it was for the others, but a way to survive," Mary Trump wrote. "For Donald, lying was primarily a mode of self-aggrandizement meant to convince other people he was better than he actually was."

7/7/20 article (subscription may be required): "Mary Trump’s Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’"

An excerpt. Emphasis has been added.:

"Even at the start of Mr. Trump’s campaign, his sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, a retired federal appeals court judge, had deep reservations about his fitness for office, Ms. Trump writes.

“He’s a clown — this will never happen,” she quotes her aunt as saying during one of their regular lunches in 2015, just after Mr. Trump announced that he was running for president.

Maryanne Trump was particularly baffled by support for her brother among evangelical Christians, according to the book.

“The only time Donald went to church was when the cameras were there,” Ms. Trump quotes her aunt as saying. “It’s mind boggling. But that’s all about his base. He has no principles. None!”"

>>>7/14/20 update: ↓Reposted interview clip with Mary Trump:



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