Mary Trump has described her uncle Donald Trump's alleged plan to "rig" the upcoming midterm elections as a "five alarm fire" and the "most important election of our lifetimes." In a post to her Substack newsletter, she specifically called out Attorney General Todd Blanche, whom she characterized as a "sycophant," for not ruling out the possibility of the Justice Department blocking states from certifying their election results.
Trump asserted that Blanche's refusal to commit to non-interference stems from a need to keep "all of his options open" in service to his boss, Donald Trump. She pointed to past instances where the Justice Department has allegedly attempted to interfere in elections. "His boss is not the American people. His boss is Donald, and he needs to do everything in his power to keep Donald in power so that he can stay in power and abuse that power," Mary Trump wrote.
She argued that political and financial interests are at stake for her uncle and his associates who are "enriching themselves through their proximity to his power." According to Mary Trump, Donald Trump's family has amassed billions through business and cryptocurrency ventures, while wealthy allies have benefited from an administration that makes decisions based on financial gain. "That is why hanging onto power matters so much to him," she stated, adding that losing power would mean losing access to the "machinery that makes this illicit, deeply unfair arrangement possible."
Mary Trump also addressed her uncle's persistent claims of widespread fraud in U.S. elections, noting that these accusations typically emerge when Democrats win. She referenced a recent Washington Post report indicating that current and former national security officials have been privately advising states to prepare for potential interference in the midterms.
"Clearly, openly, and right in our faces, the Trump regime is making it plain that it will do anything in its power to steal this election from the American people," she wrote. Mary Trump concluded her post by urging Americans to vote, emphasizing, "I need you to act like your rights depend on it, because they do."