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Trump is trying to rewrite his history of birtherism. This is what really happened.

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This is  a good one: "Since 2011, Trump has been the most prominent spokesperson for birtherism. His embrace of birtherism is what propelled him to political prominence, making him a hero to the far-right seeking to drive their fringe views into the mainstream; But now, his campaign is desperately trying to backtrack. But there’s a problem. Just hours earlier, Trump told the Washington Post to ignore comments from his campaign about his views on birtherism; he told the reporter to disregard the fact that his campaign manager had previously said he believes Obama was born in the United States.   Now, Trump is now expected to echo his campaign statement at a press conference on Friday at his new hotel in Washington, D.C. — appearing to believe that finally recognizing that Obama is a U.S. citizen will absolve him." Then, he doubles down and tells another lie. that HRC  started it.

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