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Too Much and Never Enough

How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
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Sep 11, 2020PimaLib_NormS rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Is it possible to comment on Mary Trump’s book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man” without taking a political side? Ah . . . probably not. Pan it, and you are a dumb, know-nothing member of the President’s cult. Praise it, and you are a filthy, America-hating liberal who will never give this President a fair chance. It doesn’t seem as if there is any middle ground. And, it is doubtful that this book will do much to move the political needle. Sides have already been chosen, for the most part. So, then what was the point in airing the Trump family’s dirty laundry? Does Mary Trump have an ax to grind? Possibly. Years ago, she and her brother were omitted from their grandfather’s will, which resulted in them suing their aunts and uncles, including the future president. There is bad blood in that family, no doubt. However, that does not prove her book is a worthless, vengeful screed, full of lies and half-baked theories. Everything she writes in the book could be the absolute truth. Motive to lie is not proof of lying. Mary Trump has a unique, long-term perspective on her uncle, the current occupant of the White House. She decided to share her truth with the world. It is up to the reader of “Too Much and Never Enough” to decide what to make of Mary Trump’s truth.