Donald Trump Emerges as 'Just a Little' Bit Birther

By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 17th 2011 06:24PM

In another sign he is ogling the White House, Donald Trump joined the birther-curious community on Thursday in an interview with ABC's 'Good Morning America,' fully airing his doubts that President Obama was born -- or even raised -- in the United States.

He premised his skepticism by defending others who don't believe the president is a native-born citizen. "Anybody that even gives any hint of being a birther ... they label them an idiot," he said. "And let me tell you, I'm a really smart guy ... The reason I have a little doubt, just a little, is because he grew up and nobody knew him."

He then challenged the interviewer, Ashleigh Banfield, to mine his past if he were to run and secure the Republican nomination.

"You may go back and interview people from my kindergarten," he said. "They'll remember me. Nobody comes forward. Nobody knows who he is until later in his life. It's very strange. The whole thing is very strange."

According to his biography, Obama attended Noelani Elementary School in Honolulu for kindergarten, then moved to Indonesia where he attended St. Francis Assisi Catholic School for three years.

The 'Celebrity Apprentice' host then laid out what he would do regarding several foreign policy matters of the day:
• On Libya, he'd endorse a "surgical strike" on the country's rogue dictator, Col. Muammar Gadhafi
• On Somali pirates, he'd roll up "an Admiral and a couple of ships" and "wipe them out of the sea so fast."

Following these pledges of international policing, Trump seemingly railed against such actions while also lamenting China's precipitous rise on the international stage.

"While we spend billions of dollars a week on being the policemen for the world, China's spending billions of dollars a day on taking over the world, economically. That's not a good formula for us."

Oh, the interview took place on Trump's private jet.

Tags: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Good Morning America

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Thursday 17 March

By jb

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and why are you even asking him?

By vickie

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....and why do we care what he says....he is a schmuck...he thinks he can be president...lolololololo...WADumbF....2 wives weren't good enough for him but yet he thinks he is more eligible then Obama to represent the United states.....a-s.....

By hgranger

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Enough already.
Obama is a US citizen.
His mother is a U.S. citizen so he is is an American by birth.
John McCain was born in the Phillipines does that also make his birthright uncertain? No, his parents were/are US citizens.
Get over this people ... with everything else going on in the world this is NOT anything worth dwelling upon.

By jo

McCain was born on a US Naval Base, where his father was stationed. He is a US citizen no question! But why is Obummer's past kept under lock and key? Why no school records? There are too many questions about Obummer. Why the secrecy? What doesn't Obummer want you to know?

By R. Wilcox

I thought McCain was born in the Canal Zone.

By Wesley

20 yers ago my frend was illegaly in this Country, he bot American birth certificate for his mother ( she never was in this Country) and get Green Card.

By Bob

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Jo,there are all kinds of records concerning President Obama. You choose not to believe them ,or you call them false.Your mind is made up.NO amount of facts will make YOU happy. So,BITE ME, you dumb fool.

Bobby you are full of crap! Where are his records? Why doesn't anyone remember him from elementary school? Why is it all you can find on him begins in College.......but sealed? Why?

By Debbie

really. It's getting very boring.

By suzy

love it your soooooooooo right, their just a bunch of racist,s john mc cain was not born on american soil........just as well he did,nt get elected he,d have cost the tax payers so much money on his senior dypers..are they called pretends..or..duh....

Friday 18 March

By susanna

Doesn't matter where your parents were born. To be a U.S. President, YOU must be born on U.S. soil. A U.S. naval base is also considered U.S. soil. You are on the internet. Search it!

By Marie

This Tea Party lady will vote for Donald Trump.

...well ...cause your dumb.....

By Ziggy Sledz

Hey Vickie,learn how to distinguish between your and you're before you call anyone dumb.

Donald Trump could turn the economy around without a doubt! But those of you on the government dole wouldn't like it. I was raised if you don't work you don't eat.....quite an incentive to get off your butt and get to work!

Donnie filed bankruptcy twice that I know of and that's what he'll do to this country.

By phyllis

The guy doesn't stand a chance of being president and at this point he'll say anything to gain an audience. What an idiot!!

By Evern Williams

I agree

By glove

with people like bush, mccain, trump - they are rich enough long enough to not be on your expense account - but if you elect a lessor president new to money - he & his immediate & extended family & aunts & motherinlaw & half brothers & whole village will be on your dime

wow so many racist...are you proud americans.ripping our president apart.shame on you......

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