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The FRONTLINE Dispatch

The Transparency Project: Mary Trump

The FRONTLINE Dispatch

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4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

As part of Frontline’s Transparency Project, all this week we’re publishing key interviews conducted as part of the reporting for The Choice 2020, a two-hour documentary special about the major-party political candidates. The Choice 2020 airs on PBS and online Tuesday, September 22nd. Read more about Frontline’s Transparency Project at frontline.org.


In this episode, Mary Trump is interviewed by Frontline’s Gabrielle Schonder. Mary Trump is a psychologist and businesswoman, and the niece of President Donald Trump. She wrote the bestselling book about her uncle: Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man. Mary Trump discusses Donald Trump's upbringing, including the huge shadow cast by his father, Fred Trump.

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The Frontline Dispatch is made possible by the Abrams Foundation,

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committed to excellence in journalism,

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and by the Frontline Journalism Fund, with major support from John and Joanne Hagler.

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Support for Frontline Dispatch comes from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Service. and When you hear the word cancer their team is ready learn more at mass general

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org slash cancer you know when I started working on the book one of the things that

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most fascinated me was all of the throughlines that run from my

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grandparents house to the Oval Office, uninterrupted. You know, it's quite

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incredible and a little unnerving.

0:43.4

Mary Trump is a psychologist and businesswoman

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and the niece of President Donald Trump.

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She wrote the bestseller, too much and never enough

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how my family greeted the world's most dangerous man.

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As part of Frontline's Transparency Project all this week were posting key

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interviews from the Choice 2020 and the run-up to the release on September 22nd of that two-hour

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documentary about the major party presidential candidates.

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Interviewed by Frontline's Gabriel Shander, Mary Trump discusses Donald Trump's upbringing, including his relationship

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with his parents, Mary and Fred Trump.

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The Front Line Dispatch is made possible by the Abrams Foundation, committed to excellence in journalism, and by the WGBH Catalyst Fund.

1:28.0

Support for the Frontline Dispatch also comes from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center. Early detection is key to catching and

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treating many cancers. You can learn more about the innovative programs at Mass General

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org. cancer. Mass General Cancer Center, everyday American. General I'd love to maybe start back there.

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So really general, can you help me understand

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