Birtherism

Trump's Birtherism Campaign Forces Obama to Release Long-Form Birth Certificate

2011-04-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

After weeks of Donald Trump loudly questioning President Obama’s citizenship and claiming to have sent private investigators to Hawaii, Obama released his long-form birth certificate to address what he called ‘silliness.’ Trump had appeared on Good Morning America in March 2011 …

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Trump Launches Political Career with Racist Birther Conspiracy

2011-03-23 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Donald Trump launched his political career by promoting the racist “birther” conspiracy theory, publicly questioning whether Barack Obama—the nation’s first Black president—was born in the United States and therefore eligible to serve as president. In a March 23, 2011 appearance on …

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