It’s not unusual for older sisters to pick on their little brothers like Maryanne Trump Barry did to former President Donald Trump. Barry and Trump had a complex relationship. In 2002, the two were closer than ever after the eventual president praised his sister’s position in the political world. Trump told New York Magazine, “She ultimately became a federal judge, one notch below the Supreme Court!” Trump was a proud little brother, but who knew he would become the one in the family to land the biggest political position anyone could have? As we all know, Trump was elected president in 2016. His political stance and ideologies were polarizing, and many criticized the former president, including his older sister Barry.
In 2020, tapes of Barry critiquing her little brother were released to the public, per The Washington Post. In these tapes, Barry was secretly recorded as she discussed her little brother’s political career. She shared, “All he wants to do is appeal to his base. He has no principles. None. None.” Not a fan of what Trump was doing, she even went as far as to insinuate he was a liar. She shared, “His [Trump’s] 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 s***.” Barry was not a supporter of Trump’s political career, and it’s unclear where they stood after the tapes were released.