2016

LEMON Donald Trump repeating ░░░░░░░░ claims today that Hillary ░░░░░░░░ was the original birther ░░░░░░░░ whether Barack Obama was ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ when she ran against ░░░░░░░░ president in 2008 clip ░░░░░░░░ TRUMP She was the ░░░░░░░░ birther She s the ░░░░░░░░ that started that whole ░░░░░░░░ Hillary is a birther ░░░░░░░░ the way don t ░░░░░░░░ your votes to Hillary ░░░░░░░░ clip ends LEMON Today ░░░░░░░░ the Tom Joyner Morning ░░░░░░░░ on the radio I ░░░░░░░░ Mrs Clinton about it ░░░░░░░░ starts LEMON With Donald ░░░░░░░░ and with Ben Carson ░░░░░░░░ and over again saying ░░░░░░░░ things about Muslims about ░░░░░░░░ president s birth place ░░░░░░░░ week people have been ░░░░░░░░ on air here and ░░░░░░░░ ve been reporting it ░░░░░░░░ CNN and I ve ░░░░░░░░ reporting it here that ░░░░░░░░ were the person behind ░░░░░░░░ birther the whole birther ░░░░░░░░ and that you were ░░░░░░░░ President was senator at ░░░░░░░░ time president elect actually ░░░░░░░░ you about that Do ░░░░░░░░ care to respond Did ░░░░░░░░ did you or your ░░░░░░░░ start the whole birther ░░░░░░░░ and did you have ░░░░░░░░ confrontation with the President ░░░░░░░░ No That is so ░░░░░░░░ Don You know honestly ░░░░░░░░ believe that first of ░░░░░░░░ it s totally untrue ░░░░░░░░ secondly you know the ░░░░░░░░ and I have never ░░░░░░░░ any kind of confrontation ░░░░░░░░ that You know this ░░░░░░░░ such a bad example ░░░░░░░░ what s wrong with ░░░░░░░░ know instantaneous reactions and ░░░░░░░░ getting all worked up ░░░░░░░░ people feeding prejudice and ░░░░░░░░ like Donald Trump All ░░░░░░░░ all of us have ░░░░░░░░ stand against it and ░░░░░░░░ know I have been ░░░░░░░░ for nearly everything That ░░░░░░░░ a new one to ░░░░░░░░ but you know I ░░░░░░░░ just keep going and ░░░░░░░░ about what I want ░░░░░░░░ do to get incomes ░░░░░░░░ and making college affordable ░░░░░░░░ making all of the ░░░░░░░░ changes that we have ░░░░░░░░ be worried about clip ░░░░░░░░ LEMON All right Let ░░░░░░░░ talk it Mark Preston ░░░░░░░░ s politics executive editor ░░░░░░░░ me republican strategist Mercedes ░░░░░░░░ here as well Washington ░░░░░░░░ columnist Charles Hurt here ░░░░░░░░ Lanny Davis White House ░░░░░░░░ counsel during the Clinton ░░░░░░░░ and a contributor to ░░░░░░░░ Hill Mark what s ░░░░░░░░ truth PRESTON Well Don ░░░░░░░░ is very akin to ░░░░░░░░ he said she said ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton said she ░░░░░░░░ t say it yet ░░░░░░░░ deer tractors say she ░░░░░░░░ And it is likely ░░░░░░░░ ll never know the ░░░░░░░░ truth Here are the ░░░░░░░░ Let s go back ░░░░░░░░ the 2008 presidential race ░░░░░░░░ was bit or bad ░░░░░░░░ between the Clinton and ░░░░░░░░ presidential campaigns Clinton state ░░░░░░░░ chair in New Hampshire ░░░░░░░░ forced to resign in ░░░░░░░░ of 2007 because he ░░░░░░░░ that Obama admission of ░░░░░░░░ use would be a ░░░░░░░░ liability if he were ░░░░░░░░ win the democratic nomination ░░░░░░░░ co chair who also ░░░░░░░░ to be the husband ░░░░░░░░ Senator Jeanne Shaheen also ░░░░░░░░ wondered if Obama had ░░░░░░░░ sold drugs Prior to ░░░░░░░░ s comments a volunteer ░░░░░░░░ in Iowa had to ░░░░░░░░ down from the Clinton ░░░░░░░░ after the coordinator sent ░░░░░░░░ e mail saying Obama ░░░░░░░░ a Muslim And then ░░░░░░░░ was a photo of ░░░░░░░░ in clothing worn by ░░░░░░░░ that appeared on the ░░░░░░░░ Report in February of ░░░░░░░░ That photo was attributed ░░░░░░░░ Clinton campaign sources The ░░░░░░░░ campaign denied being the ░░░░░░░░ of the photograph and ░░░░░░░░ was never determined that ░░░░░░░░ campaign was the source ░░░░░░░░ it And Clinton herself ░░░░░░░░ no favors for herself ░░░░░░░░ she was asked during ░░░░░░░░ 60 Minutes interview in ░░░░░░░░ of 2008 if she ░░░░░░░░ Obama was a Muslim ░░░░░░░░ s take a listen ░░░░░░░░ starts UNKNOWN MALE You ░░░░░░░░ t believe that Senator ░░░░░░░░ is a Muslim CLINTON ░░░░░░░░ course not You know ░░░░░░░░ mean that s you ░░░░░░░░ that there is no ░░░░░░░░ for that You know ░░░░░░░░ take him on the ░░░░░░░░ of what he said ░░░░░░░░ you know there is ░░░░░░░░ reason to doubt that ░░░░░░░░ MALE And you said ░░░░░░░░ take Senator Obama at ░░░░░░░░ word that he s ░░░░░░░░ not Muslim You don ░░░░░░░░ believe that he s ░░░░░░░░ Muslim CLINTON Right No ░░░░░░░░ there s nothing to ░░░░░░░░ that on as far ░░░░░░░░ I know clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Those four words Don ░░░░░░░░ far as I know ░░░░░░░░ many people to suggest ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton was leaving ░░░░░░░░ door open on the ░░░░░░░░ of whether President Obama ░░░░░░░░ a Muslim So Don ░░░░░░░░ s clear that supporters ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton surely engage ░░░░░░░░ dirty politics but we ░░░░░░░░ t say if it ░░░░░░░░ certain is that it ░░░░░░░░ an orchestrated effort by ░░░░░░░░ campaign or of it ░░░░░░░░ an orchestrated effort by ░░░░░░░░ Clinton herself to try ░░░░░░░░ defame Barack Obama Hillary ░░░░░░░░ denied it today we ░░░░░░░░ in your interview and ░░░░░░░░ campaign has always denied ░░░░░░░░ LEMON Mark every single ░░░░░░░░ check that I have ░░░░░░░░ and there have been ░░░░░░░░ number that have said ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton there was ░░░░░░░░ evidence at all that ░░░░░░░░ Clinton or anyone connected ░░░░░░░░ her official campaign had ░░░░░░░░ to do with it ░░░░░░░░ in fact the birther ░░░░░░░░ went back even before ░░░░░░░░ Clinton ran for president ░░░░░░░░ Right And they go ░░░░░░░░ way way before when ░░░░░░░░ first ran for State ░░░░░░░░ according to fact checkers ░░░░░░░░ really the question on ░░░░░░░░ table on what Donald ░░░░░░░░ was trying to say ░░░░░░░░ is that he was ░░░░░░░░ to connect Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ to try to spread ░░░░░░░░ rumor in 07 and ░░░░░░░░ during that White House ░░░░░░░░ And again we can ░░░░░░░░ prove that she did ░░░░░░░░ she didn t We ░░░░░░░░ know that some of ░░░░░░░░ supporters did try to ░░░░░░░░ that rumor But that ░░░░░░░░ t mean that she ░░░░░░░░ behind it or that ░░░░░░░░ orchestrated it in any ░░░░░░░░