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Shields and Brooks on Trump’s ‘birther’ lie

Mark Shields and David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news.

09/16/2016 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Shields and Brooks on Trump’s ‘birther’ lie

Clip: 9/16/2016 | 12m 18s

Mark Shields and David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news.

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Donald Trump’s admittance -- after five years of sowing doubt -- that President Obama is a natural-born citizen, plus Hillary Clinton’s characterization of some Trump supporters as “deplorables” and the tightening national polls.

09/16/2016 | Rating NR

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