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TeamPooka

(24,254 posts)
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 03:39 PM Sep 2016

We need to refocus on Trump's "Birther-ism". Making Trump re-embrace or renounce the President's

citizenship is a key issue.
Trump's running away from the issue by "not talking about it anymore"
We, and the media, must force the issue to be talked about by Trump again either way.
If he embraces it again great.
Then he is the Great Racist of American Politics forever.
If he renounces it, great.
His basket of deplorables will know he's weak, wishy washy does what his handlers tell him to do and can't be trusted either.
They may even realize he has been using them all along.

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Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. This was just a Trump reason to make disparaging remarks about Obama.
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 04:08 PM
Sep 2016

Trump knew Obama was born in the US, he just wanted to build his base.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
2. Pure Racism...K&R...yes, need to make Trump own it wholly..He sounds like a kid
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 04:17 PM
Sep 2016

"I don't talk about it anymore"

IggleDoer

(1,186 posts)
4. The Trumpettes always complain that Pres. Obama won't say the words "Radical Islamic Terrorists".
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 04:50 PM
Sep 2016

Why won't he say "Barack Obama is the legitimate President of the United States and was born in Hawaii"?

duncang

(1,907 posts)
5. He does need to held to
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 06:38 PM
Sep 2016

apologizing and not just for his birther statements. When he did that he was also lying to the American public. He needs to apologize first to President Obama. Then to the public for the birther lie and saying he had people over in Hawaii and the found some really shocking stuff. He doubled down on his lies.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
6. Yes they need to ask him what the "shocking stuff" he got from Hawaii was. Call him
Sat Sep 10, 2016, 07:56 PM
Sep 2016

Out in the BS

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