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You're obviously a really good dad. Your children really like you, which is obvious
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Or love. Or love you. But everybody loves their parents, but they don't all like their parents when they're adults
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And they clearly have so much respect and warmth towards you. And I often think watching you that actually being a good president is a bit like being a good father
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Tough love, clear boundaries in the interests of the people that you're looking after
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Does it ever occur to you how much the role is like being a father, being a president
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I've never thought of it that way. I can't believe I'm getting a question I've never thought of or never been asked before
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If you think about it, I love this country. I love the people of the country
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But people do say, what do you recommend for growing your children
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And I've seen so many children. I've seen so many brilliant children of brilliant people go bad and become tremendous failures
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and I find that so much of it's caused by drugs, alcohol
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you know, different substances. And I always would say to my kids, no drugs, no alcohol, no cigarettes
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I'd say no cigarettes too. You know, it's not of the same, but it's, if you can avoid it
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because if you don't start it, you don't have a longing. I mean, I have friends that long to have a cigarette
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They quit smoking but they long they see somebody with a cigarette like they caged lunatics OK but even more so with drugs and alcohol And I would always tell my kids no drugs because no drugs or alcohol
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I said over the years I've seen really smart parents have really brilliant kids
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And the kids are a disaster because they got hooked in drugs. And when you're hooked, it's hard to get off
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and if you never start them, like I've never had a drink in my life, and I don't take drugs
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I have no longing, but people that do, the drugs they don't talk about as much
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but when they see, when you have a person that suffered with the alcohol curse
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and they're out to dinner and they see, you know, some of your wonderful whiskey or whatever
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when they see that coming down the plank, they say, oh man, does that look good
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If you never start, it's so easy. Now, I have other problems
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You know, I've got plenty of problems like everybody else, but it's just not a problem that I have
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And I always say no drugs, no alcohol, no cigarettes. Ivanka said to me when she said
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Dad, you're driving me crazy. Stop saying that. I say it all the time
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Whenever I see him, no drugs, no alcohol, no cigarettes. So I think it worked, but who knows
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You never know. And now a grandfather, of course. How much do you enjoy that job? I do. I have beautiful kids. I have wonderful kids, wonderful grandchildren. I have a good family
