Trump says he ended birther talk to 'get on with the campaign'
- by Paula Vaughn
- in Culture
- — Sep 28, 2016
Then there are the tweets, including one where Trump implied a conspiracy where the person who verified Obama's birth certificate was the only one to die in a plane crash in 2013.
"After spending five years championing a conspiracy theory to undermine our first African-American President, Donald Trump hasn't actually changed his mind", spokesman Jesse Ferguson said in a statement.
"'Obama was born in the United States.' Period?"
At his Friday press conference, Trump claimed not only that his opponent Hillary Clinton had started birtherism, but that he was ending it with a declaration that President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. This drove Colbert up the wall.
"There's just issues that I was born caring about that may be a little different than what we're seeing take - how can I say that?"
Answering questions about the issue for the first time since his sudden change, Trump said he abandoned his long-held "birther" views on Friday because he "just wanted to get on with" his campaign. "We want to talk about ISIS and get rid of ISIS". We want to really talk about bringing jobs back to this area because you've been decimated.
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Responding to Trump's interview with the Toledo television statement, the Clinton campaign argued that his remarks prove he was not being honest. In what appeared to be a reversal, Trump made a brief statement at his new hotel in Washington, D.C.
It can't be a coincidence that a only a few days after Jimmy Fallon drooled all over Donald Trump, Samantha Bee, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert-talk show TV's political conscience-each offered their own strong takedowns of Trump and his latest controversy. Both fact-checking organizations conclude that Trump's assertion is false.
What Donald Trump popularized as a Big Lie-the birther myth about President Barack Obama-is now a shibboleth among his followers and many Republicans.
In recent weeks, Trump has attempted to attract black voters. No matter: Trump kept up his birther blather.
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