Donald Trump officially leaves his place to his successor, Democrat Joe Biden.
But before leaving the White House, he said he would come back, "one way or another."
"We can only worry about it", comments on Europe 1 Mary Trump, psychologist, author and niece of the billionaire.
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Trump is leaving, Biden is coming.
On Wednesday, January 20, President Donald Trump officially left the White House, making way for Democrat Joe Biden, the 46th President-elect of the United States.
Without welcoming his successor, the billionaire flew to Florida, having promised that he "would come back one way or another".
Mary Trump, clinical psychologist and niece of the Republican, is the author of a book very critical of her uncle: "
Too much and never enough: How my family made the most dangerous man in the world
".
On Europe 1, she confides her "relief" on this historic day but warns of the threat that the former president still represents.
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"I interpret this as a threat," comments Mary Trump.
"You have to remember that not only did he blatantly lie about the results of the election which was rightfully won by Joe Biden, but then he refused to admit defeat, which gave his supporters some hope. When he talks about coming back, we can only worry about it. "
Trump could create his own party
According to the American press, the former president could create his own political party, proposing an even more nationalist line and supported by an electorate of more than millions of Americans.
A prospect that worries Mary Trump, who hopes for an intervention by parliamentarians.
“I didn't believe for a long time that he was going to run in the 2024 election but he's going to pretend. The Senate could bring up Section 3 of the 14th Amendment which prevents anyone involved in an armed insurgency against the country, which is the case of Donald Trump, to stand for any other election, ”she explains.
"The fact that he could create a political party, which would be very nationalist in nature, worries us all. But an unexpected consequence of this would be to split the Republican Party and to weaken it considerably," she adds.
Positive news according to her because the Conservative Party has allowed "the horrors we have witnessed over the past four years".
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The attack on Capitol Hill, which took place two weeks ago, illustrates, according to his niece, the danger that Trump can represent.
"I think he knew what he was doing. He was aware of it and he cannot stand the idea of having lost the elections," she decrypts.
"He really thought, I think, that if he could get enough anger out of his supporters, he could turn the tide of the election. Fortunately, that didn't happen."
"He must be discredited to the point of no longer having a platform to express himself. And this attempted insurgency should be enough to remove him from the scene," adds Mary Trump.
Joe Biden, "the man for the job"
The nomination of Joe Biden represents for the author "a considerable relief".
"I believe America has come very close to losing democracy," she said.
"If we had endured another four-year term from Trump, she would not have survived it."
Faced with the Covid-19 crisis, which is hitting the United States hard, and the resulting financial crisis, Mary Trump believes that the new Democratic president is "the man for the job".
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"Joe Biden is a good man, full of compassion and empathy. He has a deep understanding of how government works," she said.
"What he also brings with him is the ability to delegate to all those who have more expertise than him in their field. So, I believe that we are going to see a fully qualified government operating and that will be fully prepared to face multiple crises. "