President Donald Trump's nephew is warning that the president will unleash a major tantrum and blame those closest to him as he reels from the fallout of the 2026 midterm elections.

Fred Trump III, 63, has been openly critical of his uncle and other members of the Trump family, alleging it is riddled with an obsession with power and control for self-serving reasons. He laid out his grievances in a 2024 memoir, All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way, which chronicled the family's rise in real estate and politics as well as its alleged dysfunction. Now Fred III says White House staffers will bear the brunt of his uncle's rage.

"Take it from me folks, cause I have been there," he wrote on X. "I pity the poor b—— near my uncle tonight." Fred also hashtagged the post "democracy" and tagged Trump's former communications director, Anthony Scaramucci. Scaramucci lasted just 11 days in the role; his firing came amid ongoing conflict, public outbursts and a direct clash with Trump.

In a historic feat, Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, cementing what could become Trump's political takedown. With Democrats holding both chambers for the remainder of the president's term, the White House now faces an opposition-led Congress, a configuration that typically requires a president to negotiate across party lines to advance legislation. Fred's posts did not stop there. He also invoked his father, Fred Trump Jr., saying his dad taught him to be everything the president is not.

"As I take all of this in, I think of my parents and how they taught me to be an empathetic and caring young man. My dad, the original 'good Trump', who passed too early, would, by example, root and fight for the underdog, those who needed a little push to realize a better and meaningful life," he wrote. "This is the kind of country we need. In his memory, I will do my best to lead us in that direction. Let's do it together."

The family rift reportedly began when Fred Trump Jr., the eldest son of real estate developer Fred Trump Sr., became estranged from his father after choosing to become an airline pilot rather than join the family property business. Donald stepped in as the one to save the family business and name, and Fred Jr.'s career choice was reportedly always frowned upon.

In his book, Fred III says his uncle Donald advised him to stop caring for his nonverbal, wheelchair-bound son, telling him to "just let him die" because of the cost of care. The president has denied the claims, along with other allegations in the book, calling them "completely fabricated" and "total fake news of the highest order," though Fred maintains that they are "real stories." Whether the president responds to his nephew's post-election broadsides remains to be seen; when the memoir's allegations surfaced, his response was outright denial.