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Trump Refuses To Accept That Obama Was Born In U.S., Is Not Muslim
Source: Huffington Post
Trump Refuses To Accept That Obama Was Born In U.S., Is Not Muslim
Nick Visser
Reporter, The Huffington Post
Posted: 09/20/2015 01:27 PM EDT | Edited: 1 hour ago
Donald Trump still won't acknowledge President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. and insinuated on Sunday that the country has already had its first Muslim president.
The real estate mogul called in to "Meet The Press" Sunday morning to address the ongoing controversy that followed his lack of response after a supporter asked Trump how he would address "a problem in this country ... called Muslims." Host Chuck Todd used the line of question to turn to another tea party stumping point: that the president isn't a U.S. citizen.
Trump refused to share his current views on the factually inaccurate sentiment, instead telling Todd he just doesn't like talking about it and "won't talk about it."
"I just don't discuss it," the candidate said. "Really, it hasn't been brought up in a long time."
Trump is actually one of the forefathers of the Obama birther conspiracy. He made headlines in 2011 after persistently demanding to see the president's birth certificate while raising doubts over Obama's birthplace in Hawaii. Even after the White House released an official copy of the document, Trump questioned its authenticity.
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Nick Visser
Reporter, The Huffington Post
Posted: 09/20/2015 01:27 PM EDT | Edited: 1 hour ago
Donald Trump still won't acknowledge President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. and insinuated on Sunday that the country has already had its first Muslim president.
The real estate mogul called in to "Meet The Press" Sunday morning to address the ongoing controversy that followed his lack of response after a supporter asked Trump how he would address "a problem in this country ... called Muslims." Host Chuck Todd used the line of question to turn to another tea party stumping point: that the president isn't a U.S. citizen.
Trump refused to share his current views on the factually inaccurate sentiment, instead telling Todd he just doesn't like talking about it and "won't talk about it."
"I just don't discuss it," the candidate said. "Really, it hasn't been brought up in a long time."
Trump is actually one of the forefathers of the Obama birther conspiracy. He made headlines in 2011 after persistently demanding to see the president's birth certificate while raising doubts over Obama's birthplace in Hawaii. Even after the White House released an official copy of the document, Trump questioned its authenticity.
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Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-obama-muslim_55fed420e4b0fde8b0ce9ef2
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