Not long before, a young boy started publicly challenging Trump to go vegan in TV ads and on highway billboards. At one point, I playfully asked him if he would ever consider doing that, since the challenge was for just one month and it would raise a lot of money for a good cause. I knew he loved his steaks and cheeseburgers, but one month didn’t seem that long. Trump’s response was swift, and his tone was very serious. “No, no. It messes with your body chemistry, your brain,” he said, referring to something he’d apparently heard about vegetarian diets. He added, “And if I lose even one brain
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