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Hillary Clinton: “Today, he did it again. He was asked one more time, where was President Obama born? And he still wouldn't say 'Hawaii.'…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2016
Today, he did it again. He was asked one more time, where was President Obama born? And he still wouldn't say 'Hawaii.' He still wouldn't say 'America.' This man wants to be our next president? When will he stop this ugliness, this bigotry?
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton criticizes Donald Trump for not affirming President Obama's birthplace, calling it bigotry.

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