WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s campaign spokesman says the Republican presidential candidate now believes President Barack Obama was born in the United States, despite the candidate’s repeated refusal to say so himself. The statement came after an interview published by The Washington Post in which Trump again declined to say whether he believed Obama was born on U.S. soil. “He was asked one more time where was President Obama born and he still wouldn’t say Hawaii. Trump has said repeatedly during the campaign that he no longer talks about the “birther” issue, but has refused to retract his previous comments, despite numerous opportunities. “Hillary Clinton’s campaign first raised this issue to smear then-candidate Barack Obama in her very nasty, failed 2008 campaign for President,” the statement claims.

Source: National Post September 16, 2016 04:18 UTC