That tidbit was reported in a New York Times article published yesterday (Nov. 28), which details how Trump has continually changed his story on a number of issues, most notably on whether he was the voice on the Access Hollywood recordings making lewd comments about sexually assaulting women.
Privately, however, Trump apparently remains unconvinced that the birth certificate of the former president is authentic.
The release of the 2005 tape nearly derailed his campaign, forcing Trump into damage control and to apologize for the remarks.
During one of the US presidential debates in September last year, Donald Trump for the first time publicly acknowledged that Barack Obama was born in the US. In fact, he blamed his opponent Hillary Clinton for starting the “birther” conspiracy, a statement that has been disproven by numerous fact checkers.
The Times story cites unnamed advisors, including a senator, who say Trump has brought up the conspiracy around Obama’s birth certificate in closed-door conversations. Rumors around Obama’s birth certificate had circulated for a while, but Trump arguably pushed the birther movement to the mainstream.
An ‘extremely credible source’ has called my office and told me that @BarackObama’s birth certificate is a fraud.
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 6, 2012
In 2011, the White House released a copy of Obama’s original long-form birth certificate, which Trump happily took credit for. It’s not clear how much more proof he needs.
Always remember, I was the one who got Obama to release his birth certificate, or whatever that was! Hilary couldn’t, McCain couldn’t.
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2014
Attention all hackers: You are hacking everything else so please hack Obama’s college records (destroyed?) and check «place of birth»
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 6, 2014