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Donald Trump: My Kids Feel 'Guilty' About New York Vote Registration Failure

"They were unaware of the rules and they didn't register in time," Trump says I guess that means they have never voted in a Republican primary before.

Two of Donald Trump’s most fervent supporters won’t be checking the ballot box for the New York Republican in the Empire State's April primary.

Trump’s children Ivanka and Eric failed to register as Republicans in time to participate in the primary slated for April 19, Trump said on Fox News.

"They were unaware of the rules and they didn't register in time," Trump said on Fox News Monday morning. "So they feel very, very guilty. They feel very guilty but it's fine."

"Eric and Ivanka, I guess, won't be voting," Trump said.

According to New York State's public Voter Registration Database, Ivanka Trump was registered to vote but not enrolled in a political party. Eric Trump's registration status was not immediately clear. The deadline to change party was back in October, while new voters had until March 25 to register to vote.

New York’s deadlines could also affect the Democratic side and hurt Bernie Sanders in particular, according to NBC News.

Sanders’ campaign added their first paid staffers in New York just days before the March deadline for new voters to register.

"We get tons of emails from people who are just discovering that they can't vote for Bernie because they realize it's a closed primary," Tascha Van Auken, who co-founded the volunteer group Team Bernie NY, told NBC News.

At a rally on Long Island Wednesday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump staged a dramatic reading of a 1968 song called "The Snake" by Al Wilson in what he deemed an analogy to immigration. (Published Wednesday, April 6, 2016)

Another problem is that Sanders has shown strength among independents and in New York about 20 percent of voters aren’t affiliated with a party.

NBC 4 New York has reached out to the Trump campaign and the New York City and state Board of Elections for more information on Ivanka and Eric Trump's registration status.