I think after this morning it's pretty clear that Trump didn't renounce birtherism so much as the GOP has clumsily tried to weaponize it.
— Bob Schooley (@Rschooley) September 18, 2016
In this bit, @reince literally says birtherism is the fault of Clinton, her staffers, interns and supporters. Wow. pic.twitter.com/KwWQhBUPyd
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) September 18, 2016
This is a good reminder that it's not just Trump – the head of the RNC is a liar too https://t.co/jmduUSiPoH
— Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) September 18, 2016
Conway on MTP: "It makes a huge difference as to who started [birtherism]." Totally agree. It was Trump. pic.twitter.com/0JhRBvkIj3
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) September 18, 2016
"There is an 'otherness' to this President"
—@alexcast on @MeetThePress, sinking to sickening depths to try to defend Trump's birtherism— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) September 18, 2016
Putting Trump aside for a sec. It should be a bigger story that the official Republican position is to push a new debunked conspiracy theory
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) September 18, 2016
Mark Halperin 2/25/08: "Emphasize Barack Hussein Obama’s unusual name and exotic background through a Manchurian Candidate prism." #Birthers
— Bob Cesca (@bobcesca_go) September 17, 2016
OBAMA: "Hope is on the ballot, and fear is on the ballot too." pic.twitter.com/cnF0mOkScH
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) September 18, 2016
Election 2016 in a nutshell. Go vote people. This shit matters. A lot https://t.co/UqtA1AYFPi
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) September 18, 2016
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