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Trump ends one Obama ‘birther’ rumor by starting another

Donald Trump finally acknowledged that President Obama is a natural-born U.S. citizen.

09/16/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Trump ends one Obama ‘birther’ rumor by starting another

Clip: 9/16/2016 | 3m 29s

Donald Trump finally acknowledged that President Obama is a natural-born U.S. citizen.

After years of stoking the so-called “birther” controversy, Donald Trump finally acknowledged that President Obama is a natural-born U.S. citizen. But then Trump falsely accused Hillary Clinton of starting the rumors about Obama’s birthplace. Clinton and members of the Congressional Black Caucus attacked Trump for disrespecting the president. Lisa Desjardins reports.

09/16/2016 | Rating NR

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