AP- Clinton seized on Trump's refusal during a speech Thursday night before the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.
"He was asked one more time where was President Obama born and he still wouldn't say Hawaii. He still wouldn't say America," Clinton said. "This man wants to be our next president? When will he stop this ugliness, this bigotry?"
Hours later, campaign spokesman Jason Miller issued a statement that suggested the question had been settled five years ago — by Trump.
"In 2011, Mr. Trump was finally able to bring this ugly incident to its conclusion by successfully compelling President Obama to release his birth certificate," Miller said.
FYI- Clinton's 2008 campaign had considered the Birther argument as a bullet in its gun.
Clinton's top aide MARK PENN encouraged Dems to portray Obama as foreign and Spotlight his alleged "lack of American roots"-
Clinton never embraced that theme, preferring instead to cast Obama as untested and too inexperienced to be commander in chief. But the memo shows the range of options being considered as Obama's campaign gained momentum at Clinton's expense.
ANDTRUMP BASICALLY RESTATED THAT. HE SEIZED ON HER THURSDAY ERROR And BLEW IT BACK IN HER FACE.
We are done here- SK
notes during speech below window
WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump Speech At Trump International Hotel, Washington, D.C. 9/16/16 Trump Stream
ICYMI- TRUMP HAWKS HOTEL, GENERALS HAWK TRUMP. TRUMP RESTATES BIRTHER COMMENTS
BIRTHER CONTROVERSY- HILLARY STARTED IT, AND I FINISHED IT!- LET US MOVE ON
Trump does humble well- and in this case he means it
TRUMP- HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK
FINALLY
MEANWHILE: NARCISIST SAYS WHAT?
HILLARY CLINTON IN TALKS TO BRING AL GORE ON TRAIL TO BACK HER
THINKING THIS IS WORKING- BETTING MASSIVE OVATION WHEN TRUMP STEPS BACK TO PODIUM- CANNOT ARGUE WITH CURRENT SPEAKER ON "PIECE OF PAPER" SPEECH
WE GET IT. HES A PATRIOT-SK
TRUMP NOT BACK ON- GENERAL GO ROUND CONTINUES
DEPLORABLES ARE ALSO DEPLOYABLES- NICE
GENERAL GO ROUND SO FAR
INTRODUCING MILITARY BACKERS NOW
HOTEL PUBLICITY FIRST
11:04 TRUMP TAKES STAGE
MILITARY BEHIND TRUMP- STAGE FILLED WITH THEM
CLINTON UNFIT- INTRODUCTION PREAMBLE
DEPLORABLES ADDRESSED, CONTRASTED WITH PATRIOTS/ MILITARY
10:59 HERE WE GO
GOT WIFI?
DB TAKING IT ON THE CHIN TODAY
CB BALANCE SHEETS HAVE OVER $18TT ON THEM NOW
THIS IS STARTINGTO MESS WITH MY RESEARCH TIME. LET'S GO!- SK
GOLD/SILVER WILL BE A SMALLER CONTRACT THAN THE REGULAR FUTURES ( CHECKING INTO THAT) DESIGNED FOR RETAIL.. "LOOSIES" CONCEPT.. GUESS IS IT WILL BE A SILVERBUG PRODUCT. WHICH WILL PUSH SPREAD LOWER AS FLOW COMES IN AND THEN THEY WILLL GET STOPPED OUT BY BIG CONTRACT FLOW LATER IF GAMED - SOREN K
10:46- WILL ROOM SERVICE BE SLOWER?
Clinton's top aide MARK PENN encouraged Dems to portray Obama as foreign and Spotlight his alleged "lack of American roots"-
Clinton never embraced that theme, preferring instead to cast Obama as untested and too inexperienced to be commander in chief. But the memo shows the range of options being considered as Obama's campaign gained momentum at Clinton's expense.
10:41- MAKES AMERICA WORK AGAIN BETTER SLOGAN?
10:38- SUGAR,VIX STRONG, CRUDE EU STOCKS WEAK
10:37 STOCKS SOFTER, USD STRONGER, GOLD WEAKER
PUT A WHITE HAT ON BLACK GUY... A COINCIDENCE?
10:34- FED RAISES RATES PRE ELECTION TRUMP WINS.. FED DOESNT... MARKET SWOONS, TRUMP WINS?
UPDATE- WASTHIS 10am PCT?
While we wait goldSilver Ratio future contract will be dominated by 3 banks on the liquidity provision side
UPDATE- MUSIC LIKE BAD BUCKETHEAD (GOOGLE IT)
10:24 standing at attention for nothing yet... Better be Yuuge
10:18- startingup
10:16- no siting yet
10:07 and he is late
UPDATE: 8:30 AM
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign is declaring that the Republican presidential candidate believes now that President Barack Obama was born in the United States, though Trump has yet to say that himself. And his campaign is cheering Trump for bringing an end to an "ugly incident" that it blames, without evidence, on Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
"I'll answer that question at the right time," Trump told the paper. "I just don't want to answer it yet."
Clinton seized on Trump's refusal during a speech Thursday night before the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.
"He was asked one more time where was President Obama born and he still wouldn't say Hawaii. He still wouldn't say America," Clinton said. "This man wants to be our next president? When will he stop this ugliness, this bigotry?"
Hours later, campaign spokesman Jason Miller issued a statement that suggested the question had been settled five years ago — by Trump.
"In 2011, Mr. Trump was finally able to bring this ugly incident to its conclusion by successfully compelling President Obama to release his birth certificate," Miller said.
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