Donald Trump’s own niece is working against him in his own backyard — and she isn’t being subtle about it.
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Dr. Mary Trump, the president’s niece and one of his most vocal critics, has thrown her support behind Alex Vindman in Florida’s Senate race, calling a Vindman victory “an absolute nightmare at Trump HQ” and urging supporters to help flip the seat currently held by one of Trump’s most reliable allies in the Senate.
“My uncle, Donald Trump, is using his powers to unleash a reign of terror and revenge against all of us,” Mary Trump wrote in a message supporting Vindman’s campaign. “I don’t say this lightly.”
The Florida Senate seat is held by Ashley Moody, whom Mary Trump described as “put in the Senate to be an automatic rubber stamp for my uncle’s agenda.” She accused Moody of promoting “dangerous conspiracy theories” and helping strip healthcare from millions of Americans.
Vindman, the retired Army lieutenant colonel who became a household name after testifying against Trump during his first impeachment proceedings, is now running for the Senate seat in a race that Mary Trump framed in deeply personal terms.
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“Alex has stood up to my uncle before, and he’s ready to do it again in the United States Senate,” she wrote.
The endorsement carries particular symbolic weight given its geography. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate sits in Palm Beach, making Florida arguably the most politically personal state in the country for the president. A Democratic pickup there would represent not just a Senate gain but a direct rebuke delivered in Trump’s own backyard.
Mary Trump painted a vivid picture of what that morning might look like. “Imagine waking up the morning of November 4th, 2026,” she wrote. “You make your morning coffee and turn on the news: ‘Patriot Alex Vindman defeats Trump-endorsed Ashley Moody for Florida’s Senate election.’ This headline would be an absolute nightmare at Trump HQ.”
Mary Trump has been one of the most consistent and prominent voices in Trump’s own family speaking out against his presidency, having written a bestselling book about the family dynamics she says shaped her uncle’s character and ambitions.
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