Story highlights Ronald Reagan's son Michael says Donald Trump is the least like his father in the GOP's field

His comments come ahead of Wednesday night's Republican CNN debate at Reagan's presidential library

Washington (CNN) Ronald Reagan's son says of all the 2016 Republican presidential candidates, Donald Trump is the least similar to his father.

In an interview with CNN's Michael Smerconish, Michael Reagan, the conservative author and son of the former president whose presidential library in California will host the second GOP debate on CNN Wednesday night, singled Trump out as the least "Reaganesque" contender.

"Ronald Reagan didn't attack the people around him. He didn't demean the people around him. You know, he brought everybody together," Michael Reagan said Saturday.

When Smerconish asked which of the candidates is least like his father, Michael Reagan answered, "Donald Trump."

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