Donald Trump's sister is like a female version of Donald Trump

Donald Trump and his sister Maryanne
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Did you know that Donald Trump has a sister? And that she's a judge on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by Ronald Reagan and promoted by Bill Clinton? And that she thinks that women who cry sexual harassment are "professional hypochondriacs"?

Meet Maryanne Trump Barry, 78, the subject of a new profile in The New York Times, which among other details includes this speech Barry gave in 1992, calling for law enforcement agents to chill out when it came to sexual harassment.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.