28-07-2025
Trump's estranged niece Mary has unusual take on how the Epstein drama is impacting the president
Donald Trump 's niece theorized that even if the president is somehow ousted from office over the Jeffrey Epstein files, she doesn't think it will end the MAGA movement.
Mary Trump, who has been vocal in her condemnation of her uncle, now feels the issue transcends President Trump.
'Donald Trump isn't the problem anymore,' Mary, 60, insisted during her on-camera question-and-answer session live-streamed on Sunday on Mary Trump Media.
She thinks that Vice President J.D. Vance and the group of loyalists that Trump has surrounded himself with during his second term will only carry on the same brand of politics as the current president and that even his ouster can't stop what has already been put in motion.
While the handling of the Epstein files and overall response to the child sex trafficking case has come under immense criticism by his own base, Trump maintains a steadfast following that likely won't waver.
Some who have fiercely stood by Trump during other controversial times are now demanding more answers from the administration. Trump maintains that anyone who believes the 'Epstein hoax' isn't a true supporter.
A joint Justice Department and FBI memo released earlier this month concluded that Epstein did kill himself in prison, that there was no so-called 'client list' and that no one else would be charged in relation to the horrific crimes.
Mary thinks that while the whole ordeal has 'weakened' Trump's standing, she acknowledges it's unlikely to permanently bring down him or his political movement.
Mary said that the MAGA movement transcends Trump – and even if he were ousted for the Epstein files, the same activity would carry on through the political style. Pictured: Trump holds meetings at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland on July 27, 2025
'Do you think the focus on the Epstein files will finally be the catalyst for the MAGA movement ending over a period of time,' a viewer questioned Mary during her live stream 'ask me anything'.
After a pause, she replied: 'Maybe in the long term, but not in the short term.'
'I think in the short term it weakens Donald considerably,' she added of her uncle. 'And it reveals the truth about him to people who maybe haven't been [paying attention].'
She said the issue of the Epstein files goes 'right to the heart of his base' and shatters the glass for some supporters who have in the past blindly believed whatever the president has fed them.
'I can't say for sure that it will, you know, knock him out of the presidency because, even if it implicates him, nobody's going to indict him,' she added.
This alludes to the fierce loyalty Trump, 79, has cultivated within his administration.
Unlike his first term, where internal pushback would sometimes make Trump take pause on some more radical ideas, his second term team is composed of those who have fully embraced the MAGA ethos.
Additionally, the Supreme Court ruled in 2024 that presidents cannot be criminally prosecuted for 'official acts,' which will protect Trump if he argues any potential criminal actions were taken in the interest of the country is his capacity in the presidential office.
Mary claimed: 'Theoretically if [the Epstein files] did… end his reign of power, J.D. Vance becomes president.'
'We need to remember this, it's really important– I'm not saying this shouldn't all play out, because of course it should,' Mary said. 'What I'm saying is, Donald Trump isn't the problem anymore – that's what I'm saying.'
'And we need to be very, very clear about that.'
