During a failed attempt to avoid testifying in her father Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, Ivanka Trump’s excuse didn’t impress her cousin Mary Trump. MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan humorously referred to Ivanka’s claim of “undue hardship” because she would have to testify “in the middle of a school week.”
Mary Trump, a strong critic of her uncle, agreed with Mehdi Hasan’s mockery. She commented, “I think it just speaks to the breathtaking entitlement of these people that they don’t even think that other people are going to look at their past behavior to realize that they leave their kids home all the time.”
Mary Trump also pointed out that Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner probably have a lot of help that most people with young children don’t have. “And she also seems to have forgotten that she has a husband who can presumably take care of their children,” she added.
“[Trump’s lawyers] would be putting themselves and their client in a very difficult position if they cannot impress upon him that he needs to either tell the truth or keep his mouth shut,” @MaryLTrump tells @MehdiRHasan ahead of Trump’s civil fraud trial testimony tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/Y1N1tXUetu
— The Mehdi Hasan Show (@MehdiHasanShow) November 6, 2023
Mary Trump also analyzed the behavior of Trump’s lawyers who appear to be provoking Judge Arthur Engoron, the judge overseeing New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million lawsuit against the former president and his business. Engoron recently expanded a gag order on Trump, forbidding him from commenting on courtroom staff, prosecutors, witnesses, and now his own legal team.
“I am wondering if they actually have forgotten that the judge is not Donald’s base,” Mary Trump remarked. “He cannot be spun. He is going to be looking at the facts and evidence.”
