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'The Trump Kids Go to Work with Dad: A White House Storybook.'

Meet the Trump kids: Ivanka, Eric, and Donald Jr. ...

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...their friend Jared...

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...and their dad Donald.

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Donald has a very important job.

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He's the president of the United States of America.

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April 27, 2017, is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

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The Trump kids and Jared are going to work with Donald.

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Most kids would be excited.

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But not the Trumps. The Trumps are luckier than most kids.

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They get to go to work with their dad every day!

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Donald doesn't really seem to like to do work.

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He likes to watch TV and yell at strangers on the internet.

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So the Trump kids have a lot of responsibility...

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...even though Eric is only 33, Ivanka is only 35, Jared is only 36, and Donald Jr. is only 39.

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Jared and Ivanka do a lot of important jobs for Donald — jobs that most people don't get to do without years and years of experience.

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But they can do them — no sweat!

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Ivanka meets with foreign leaders.

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And gives speeches.

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And goes to important meetings with important people.

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Jared is in charge of fixing the whole government.

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And making peace in the Middle East.

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And fighting ISIS in Iraq.

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He has to dress up like a big boy, but that's OK. Jared doesn't mind.

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Then there's Donald Jr. and Eric. They run their dad’s old company, so they’re not supposed to come to his new job with him. That would be a conflict of interest.

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But sometimes they do anyway. Oops!

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They even let their dad give them business advice.

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Even though they're not supposed to. Talking to the president would give their company an unfair advantage over other companies.

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Double oops!

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Leaders of other countries know how much Donald loves his kids, so they like to do nice things for them.

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They think if they help the Trump kids out, Donald might do nice things for their countries in return.

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They listen when Ivanka asks them to give money to her new foundation.

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And they let her build hotels in their countries.

Some countries help Jared build tall buildings too.

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Donald was going to get tough on China.

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But then a Chinese company invested in one of the buildings Jared builds.

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Lately, Donald hasn't been so tough on China at all.

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It might seem strange how much the Trumps love Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.

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But by going to work with their dad, Ivanka, Jared, Donald Jr., and Eric are learning all about what it’s like to be a grown-up.

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They're getting hands-on experience at a real-life job.

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And, best of all, they’re all making their own money!

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Maybe lots and lots of it. Maybe not.

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Maybe even money from some of the countries that do nice things for them. Maybe not.

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We don't know because Donald hasn't released his tax returns.

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What a good deal for the Trumps!

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Donald smiles. He's just happy his kids are happy.

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And he's happy he can keep on watching TV and yelling at people on the internet.

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"I'm so glad every day is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day in our family," he probably thinks to himself.

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And so it was.

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(To be continued.)

(For four freaking years.)

(At least.)

(Unless you call your representatives and demand they, you know, do their jobs and start asking questions about all this. Like yesterday.)

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