Mary Trump Makes Two Predictions Ahead of Donald Trump Taking Office

Mary Trump, the estranged niece of President-elect Donald Trump, made two predictions on Thursday ahead of her uncle taking office later this month.

Newsweek has reached out to Trump's transition team via email for comment.

Why It Matters

Mary Trump, a psychologist and media personality, has long been a staunch public critic of her uncle, issuing often dire warnings about the risk he poses to the government and the country. Through her podcast, books, Substack and mainstream media appearances, she has built much of her personal brand around opposition to her uncle and his political movement.

Her new predictions comes as the president-elect continues to face pushback and concern from his critics, specifically as the incoming administration gears up to enact a hardline immigration agenda and other controversial policies.

What To Know

On Thursday in a Substack post titled "Through a Glass Darkly," Mary Trump made two predictions ahead of her uncle taking office.

She first predicted that "chaos and division" within the Republican Party, saying billionaire Elon Musk's role in the most recent bipartisan budget deal, will not serve the GOP well.

"Republicans do not know how to govern. We know this and that assessment was validated two weeks ago when Donald and Elon Musk blew up a bipartisan budget deal placing us on the brink of an entirely unnecessary government shutdown...Chaos and division, however, are terrible if you have an interest in governing and the Republican Party will not be well served. This will expose weaknesses that the Democrats can—and must—exploit to mitigate the damage Republicans plan to do to civil rights and our institutions," Mary Trump wrote.

She also predicted that a "strong coalition" of Democratic governors will be the ones to help protect against "the fascism."

Donald Trump has been called a "fascist" by some of those who worked in his previous administration—including former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley who described the president-elect as being "fascist to the core." Donald Trump and some of his allies have similarly called their political opponents "fascist."

"The best bulwark against the fascism that is now here will be Democratic governors, especially governors of blue states...A strong coalition among these states will protect undocumented workers, and lessen the damage the new administration plans to do to the environment, the health of the American people, the economy... and women's bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom," Mary Trump wrote.

Mary Trump's remarks come after several Democratic governors have promised to protect undocumented migrants in their communities against Trump's mass deportations using sanctuary laws that have prevented local officials and law enforcement from assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Many of the governors and city mayors signaling they plan to stand against the plans have voiced concerns over the logistics of such an operation, which will seek to target at least 11 million undocumented migrants.

What People Are Saying

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, who represents the San Fernando Valley in California and chairs the Assembly Budget Committee, previously told Newsweek regarding the incoming administration and mass deportation, "We need to be prepared, and while we hope to collaborate and avoid litigation, we have a responsibility to California residents and taxpayers to make sure we're not caught flat-footed."

Shannon Watts, founder emerita of the gun safety group Moms Demand Action, told The Guardian last month: "Donald Trump doesn't stop being a danger the day after the election just because he won and he doesn't deserve to be coddled or courted just because he won. I'm not saying there's no room for bipartisanship or collaboration, but it seems abrupt to begin doing that without a clear leader or leaders in the party telling us what the strategy is."

President-elect Donald Trump touted his 2024 victory in a Monday post on Truth Social: "We are the Party of COMMON SENSE, a primary reason that we WON, in a landslide, the magnificent and historic Presidential Election of 2024."

He added: "ALL SEVEN SWING STATES, 312 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, AND THE POPULAR VOTE BY MILLIONS OF VOTERS (Despite large scale voter fraud taking place in numerous states, including California, where votes are ridiculously still being counted, or under review!), ALL WON WITH EASE, CALM, & PROFESSIONALISM. Republicans are being praised for having run a 'legendary' campaign!"

What Happens Next

Trump will take office on January 20 as only the second president in U.S. history to serve two nonconsecutive terms.

With Trump resuming office, preparations are already underway from the incoming administration to carry out his immigration agenda. He is expected to sign a series of executive orders on "Day 1" of his presidency, focusing on mass deportations and enhanced border security.