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Trump Biographer On His Family, His Businesses And His Need To Win

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The children of Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump (R), Donald Trump Jr. (C) and Eric Trump, listen as their father delivers a speech at the official opening of his Trump Turnberry hotel and golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland on June 24, 2016. (OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)
The children of Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump (R), Donald Trump Jr. (C) and Eric Trump, listen as their father delivers a speech at the official opening of his Trump Turnberry hotel and golf resort in Turnberry, Scotland on June 24, 2016. (OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)

Host Robin Young speaks with Gwenda Blair, author of “The Trumps: Three Generations of Builders and a Presidential Candidate,” about the presidential hopeful’s childhood, what he learned from his parents, the ups and downs of his business deals, and how he got to where he is now.

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Gwenda Blair, who teaches at the Columbia University School of Journalism and is the author of “The Trumps: Three Generations of Builders and a Presidential Candidate.” She tweets @GwendaLBlair.

This segment aired on July 20, 2016.

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