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Trump, Clinton, Sanders: who’s the most authentic New Yorker?

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton goes through the turnstile to enter the subway in the Bronx borough of New York. Photo: AP

Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have one thing in common: they are all New Yorkers and have been proudly professing their links to America’s largest city ahead of the state’s key primary election on Tuesday.

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They have tried to portray themselves as authentic locals and defended the “New York values” that Republican candidate Ted Cruz of Texas has derided throughout the campaign.

But the trio are vastly different types of New Yorkers.

The son of a wealthy property developer and Scottish immigrant mother, 69-year-old billionaire
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges supporters while leaving Trump Tower in New York. Despite a hectic campaign, Trump prefers to sleep at his home in Manhattan. Photo: AP
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges supporters while leaving Trump Tower in New York. Despite a hectic campaign, Trump prefers to sleep at his home in Manhattan. Photo: AP
Trump grew up in a 23-room, nine-bathroom mansion in a tony section of Queens.

Launching his business career with a million dollars from his father, Trump eschewed building the middle-class housing that was the foundation of his family’s wealth, and instead developed luxury properties in Manhattan. Eventually he branched into casinos and golf courses.

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“I love this city, I love these people, these are my people,” Trump said recently at a rally in Long Island.

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