'POLITICS AS USUAL'
Republicans brush off secret recording of Trump’s sister calling him a ‘liar’ with ‘no principles’ as ‘sibling rivalry’
REPUBLICANS have brushed off the secret recording of Trump's sister calling him a "liar" with "no principles" as nothing more than "sibling rivalry."
Trump's aides defended the president calling the remarks "politics as usual" after Maryanne Trump was and confirming he cheated on his SATs.
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campaign adviser Jason Miller dismissed the idea that the recently leaked comments could impact swing voters or those on the fence about the November election.
"These are the people that know the president best," host Chuck Todd put to the top aide.
"Are you concerned... it's confirmation that even his own relatives think he lies too much?" Todd continued.
'SIBLING RIVALRY'
"Sibling rivalries are nothing new in the world. It's been going on since the beginning of time," Miller replied.
"Going into next week, it's not something that's going to be an issue," he added.
Miller also pointed to other instances where siblings in the political world have spoken out against each other, including former President Barack Obama's half brother Malik Obama speaking out against him.
"This is something unfortunately when you get to the White House you have family members who sometimes decide to voice their sibling rivalries or frustrations. Nothing new," Miller assured.
Sibling rivalries are nothing new in the world. It's been going on since the beginning of time.
Jason Miller, Trump campaign adviser
However Todd countered that Maryanne Trump was "no ordinary Trump" as a retired federal judge who "comes with credibility."
Miller also criticized Maryanne for not showing up to her brother, Robert Trump's funeral on Friday.
"I was at the funeral the other day, I was hoping to meet her there. She didn't show up for her brother's funeral," he remarked.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows also defended Trump during an interview with ABC News' 'This Week,' claiming it was "just another day and another attack."
"The president that I have the privilege of serving is not the one that's being described on a 15-hour, I guess is what I'm reading, secret tape.
"I mean what family member tapes another family member for 15 hours secretly?" Meadows asked.
The attempt to bolster Trump's reputation comes as his sister accused the president of having " and the arrest of former advisor Steve over charges of illegally funneling $25 million.
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Trump's sister was and blasting his "goddamned tweets and lying."
The audio was obtained by the and recorded by the president's niece Mary L. Trump.
Maryanne Trump Barry is reportedly heard saying: "All he wants to do is appeal to his base.
"He has no principles. None. None. And his base, I mean my God, if you were a religious person, you want to help people. Not do this.”
- who recorded the audio - recently published a book, titled Too Much and Never Enough: .
The book claims that Trump's dad, Fred Trump Sr, neglected, manipulated, and – but its allegations have been dismissed by Trump's press office.
"Mary Trump and her book’s publisher may claim to be acting in the public interest, but this book is clearly in the author’s own financial self-interest," his spokesperson Sarah Matthews told The Sun.
"President Trump has been in office for over three years working on behalf of the American people – why speak out now?" Matthews added.
"The president describes the relationship he had with his father as warm and said his father was very good to him. He said his father was loving and not at all hard on him as a child."
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In the recording, Barry, 83, is also heard complaining about her brother's lying.
“His goddamned tweet and lying, oh my God.
"I’m talking too freely, but you know. The change of stories. The lack of preparation. The lying. Holy shit.
“It’s the phoniness of it all. It’s the phoniness and this cruelty. Donald is cruel."
Her scandalous statements were recorded in 2018.
When Trump's niece asked Barry what Trump has read, she answered: "No. He doesn't read."
She blasted the president for not reading her immigration opinions and said she did not agree with "what they’re doing with kids at the border."
Barry also called her brother a "brat."
She claimed to have done his homework for him and “drove him around New York City to try to get him into college.”
Maryanne was born in 1937 and is .
She was a senior federal judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, but became inactive in 2017 after her brother took office.
The audio reveal comes a week after died at 71 years old.
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