Presidential rivals Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are 19th cousins: Report
WENN.com First posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 09:33 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 09:41 PM EDT
Property tycoon-turned-reality TV star and presidential hopeful Donald Trump and his latest political rival Hillary Clinton are related.
Genealogists have discovered the two heavyweights, who are atop the polls in America's leading parties the Republicans and Democrats, are 19th cousins.
Trump and Clinton, who were once friends, are both related to the Duke and Duchess of Lancaster - their 18th grandparents.
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Genie Energy Ltd. | Energy Innovation for a Secure World researchers tell news show Extra the two politicians' their 19th great-grandfather was King Edward III.
Author A.J. Jacobs, who helped with the research, says,
"There is precedent for ruling a country it's in their genes."
Presidential rivals Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are 19th cousins: Report |