During family ski trips Trump used to 'jab at his children with a pole' to get down the mountain first
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- President Donald Trump used to "jab" his children with a pole during family ski trips in order to get ahead of them as they raced down the mountain, according to a new report that documents the budding political rivalry among the Trump children.
- Trump sought to cultivate a competitive, ruthless mentality among his children as they grew up.
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President Donald Trump cultivated a "Darwinian dynamic" within his family as his children grew up, which at times involved poking his children with a pole to get ahead of them as they raced down the mountain on family ski trips, according to a lengthy report in The Atlantic.
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