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GREAT FALLS, MT - JULY 05: Donald Trump Jr. speaks during a campaign rally at Four Seasons Arena on July 5, 2018 in Great Falls, Montana. President Trump held a campaign style 'Make America Great Again' rally in Great Falls, Montana with thousands in attendance. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: Barron Trump and his mother Melania Trump stand on stage after Republican president-elect Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. Donald Trump defeated Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 27: Ivanka Trump delivers remarks at the U.S. State Department during the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report ceremony June 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. The ceremony honored eight men and women from around the world whose efforts have made a lasting impact on the fight against modern slavery. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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(Left to right) Eric Trump, Lara Yunaska Trump, Donald Trump, Barron Trump, Melania Trump, Vanessa Haydon Trump, Kai Madison Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Donald John Trump III, and Ivanka Trump pose for photos on stage after Trump announced his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015 in New York City.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 22: (AFP OUT) Ivanka Trump participates during the American Leadership in Emerging Technology Event in the East Room of the White House June 22, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

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Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of “The Truth About Trump.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.

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This past week the Trump children, known for their carefully curated images, slipped when speaking to the press

Michael D'Antonio: Their defensiveness and denial of the facts proves that they are Trumps first and foremost

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America has learned some important things in recent days about Donald Trump’s children that could change their carefully cultivated images as moderate, millennial emissaries for their father. It turns out they are, first and foremost, Trumps.

Michael D'Antonio

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This week Donald Trump Jr. created the latest controversy when he tweeted an image of a bowl of Skittles candy with the message, “If I had a bowl of Skittles and I told you that three would kill you, would you take a handful? That’s our Syrian refugee problem.”

Besides trivializing the pligh