Mary Trump’s Truth

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🗓️ 9 July 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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It is impossible to write a surprising book about Donald Trump, but you can’t fault people for trying. Mary Trump writes that her uncle lived an “institutionalized” life, but was plainly never loved by his parents. John Bolton writes that the president is incapable of grasping what’s best for the national interest. Both authors reach familiar conclusions with (somewhat juicy) new details. We’ll take it. Guest: Washington Post reporter Shane Harris. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nothing's more British than a copper and a biscuit.
0:04.6	Taking a 15 minute break to reset, recharge and feel better.
0:09.6	But the perfect break needs the perfect biscuit.
0:13.7	And let's be honest, as the original and the best
0:17.5	only a MacVitties one will do.
0:20.6	Time for a biscuit, Britain.
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0:25.6	buy and store for a chance to win a truly original biscuit break.
0:34.8	OK, so Shane, you've had some interesting beat reading this year.
0:38.7	Yes, it's not how I expected to be spending my summer reading
0:42.5	Mary Trump and John Bolton's books, but such his life.
0:46.4	Shane Harris reports on national security over the Washington Post.
0:50.6	He's one of the few people out there with early access
0:53.4	to the latest Trump world tell-alls.
0:55.9	There have been so many of them over the last couple of years.
0:58.6	You'd be forgiven for wondering, is there really any more to say?
1:03.1	But these latest books, Shane says, they've gotten particularly blunt.
1:08.0	To be clear, one thing I found actually interesting about Mary Trump's book,
1:10.9	is she explicitly says she wants to take down Donald Trump.
1:14.2	So she's hiding her guards on why she wants this book out now.
1:19.0	Mary Trump is Donald Trump's niece.
1:21.8	Her book comes out next week.
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