What if obama not citizen

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By Chris Megerian. President Obama's "certification of live birth" Obama first faces questions about his birthplace With rumors percolating about whether Obama was born in the U. Spring Trump joins the movement Three years later, Trump began pushing the issue in television interviews as he was considering whether to run for president in April Obama releases his long-form birth certificate After weeks of Trump stirring the pot, the president called a White House news conference to release his long-form birth certificate.

Obama got the last word in this chapter. Election Live coverage on Trail Guide Sign up for the newsletter The race to At the White House correspondents dinner, in front of high-ranking lawmakers, top journalists, powerful Washington insiders and Trump himself, Obama skewered him. Chris Megerian. Follow Us twitter instagram email facebook. More From the Los Angeles Times. But just how many continue to think the president was not born in the U. And which voters hold such views?

And this skepticism even exists among Republicans high in political knowledge. While more than eight in 10 Democrats agreed with the claim, far more Republicans disagreed with the statement 41 percent than agreed with it 27 percent. An additional 31 percent of Republicans expressed some doubts about whether Obama is a native U. Only slightly more than one in four Republican voters agreed that the president was born in the United States.

But do these beliefs hold true for all types of Republicans? In fact, the distributions are statistically indistinguishable: 40 percent of knowledgeable Republicans disagree that Obama was born in the U. Obama's photographer is trolling Trump. Trump vs. Obama: A rocky relationship. Obama: Tend to democracy or risk Nazism. Obama's parting letter to Trump revealed.

Trump retweets meme of his Obama 'eclipse'. Trump continues to take aim at Obama legacy. The wiretapping saga in 2 minutes. The source said that shortly after he made the statement, Trump told aides that he would have done better in the polls had he continued to stand his ground on the birth certificate issue. Trump has continued to question the legitimacy of Obama's birth certificate during private conversations in recent months, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing advisers who discussed Trump's statements.