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Donald Trump: “I would like to have him show his birth certificate. And can I be honest with you? I hope he can, because if he can't…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2019
I would like to have him show his birth certificate. And can I be honest with you? I hope he can, because if he can't, if he can't, and he wasn't born in this country, which is a real possibility, I'm not saying it happen, I'm saying it's a real possibility, much greater than I thought two or three weeks ago, then he is pulled one of the great cons in the history of politics.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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President Trump questions President Obama's birthplace, implying he may not be a legitimate president.

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