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How Childhood & Military School Shaped Trump

"The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden" examines how both candidates have responded to crises throughout their lives — starting back at the beginning. This excerpt goes inside how Donald Trump was shaped by both his stern and demanding father and his time at military school.

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