Birthers who back Donald Trump say his declaration Friday that President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. was a shrewd political move, but they’re convinced the GOP nominee still believes the commander-in-chief hails from Kenya.
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“I think that her bodyguards should drop all weapons”, Trump said.
“Take their guns away”, Trump said. She doesn’t want guns. “Let’s see what happens to her”, he added. “OK, it would be very unsafe”.
He has mentioned this in public to attack Hillary Clinton, who, many say, will continue Obama’s policies if she is elected in November.
“Well, look, I don’t know him, and I know nothing about him, really”.
“I’m going to be making a major statement on this whole thing and what Hillary did”, he told the Fox Business Network. “That will be a awful day”. “But President Obama’s campaign veterans still blamed him for spreading harsh attacks against their candidate in the primary showdown with Mrs. Clinton previous year”.
“I just left Little Haiti”, Trump told the Miami crowd, alluding to a quick meeting with supporters who, without citing any evidence, accused President Bill Clinton of plundering Haitian natural disaster relief programs. Her campaign manager, Robby Mook, called the comments “out of bounds”, noting in his statement that Trump “has a pattern of inciting people to violence” - which he does.
Last August at a campaign event in North Carolina, Trump voiced what sounded like a veiled threat when he accused his Democratic rival of wanting to “abolish” the Second Amendment, but suggested that “maybe” those who defend the right to bear arms could do something about that.
But he faulted Clinton and other Democrats for questioning his devotion to helping black residents of urban areas with “no jobs”, “the worst education” and streets so risky “you get shot or your child gets shot”.
Before it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg Terminal. Let’s check out this tweet he sent later in the day to find out, shall we? Several pollsters and strategists said Thursday that Trump’s more measured behavior appears to be reassuring Republicans who were uneasy about voting for him – and had refused to commit until now.
Trump also said the USA has a broader obligation to stand with oppressed people – a comment that seems at odds with his “America first” mantra.
In fact, Trump repeatedly continued to question Obama’s birth in the years after the president released his birth certificate. The latest came Friday when Trump ended five years of pushing conspiracy theories about Obama’s birthplace and finally acknowledged he was born in the United States.
Coincidentally, former Republican presidential candidate turned Trump supporter, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, bashed the advertisement alongside others. “They like Donald Trump”.
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Hours earlier, Trump stated for the first time that the president was born in the United States, though he did not apologize for devoting years to promoting false allegations that Obama was not an American citizen.
