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| Trump finally admits Obama was born in the US – campaign live | Trump finally admits Obama was born in the US – campaign live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 5.04pm BST | |
| 17:04 | |
| This seems about right. | |
| And the backdrop of the Trump event just collapsed. | |
| And now, amid breakdown of the event, the whole backdrop just toppled over domino style. Thankfully no one hurt. pic.twitter.com/KIUSZEhgf1 | |
| And the curtains and staging just collapsed in the room where Trump held his event. No one was near or injured. | |
| 5.02pm BST | |
| 17:02 | |
| Free the media! | |
| Security is keeping the press locked in the ballroom rn. | |
| The next several days of birther coverage is really gonna get those white women in Philly suburbs off the fence & on board the Trump train! | |
| This is the counterpoint to the "Trump playing everyone like a fiddle" argument. https://t.co/7iNH4HmUQG | |
| Updated | |
| at 5.03pm BST | |
| 4.58pm BST | |
| 16:58 | |
| Trump, today: | |
| President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period. | |
| Trump, 2011-present: | |
| It's been 5 years, and Trump's still pushing the notion that @POTUS isn't American. pic.twitter.com/TApNqSOcvN | |
| 4.56pm BST | |
| 16:56 | |
| Profile in courage here. The media is not cooperating with Trump’s invitation to tour his new hotel. The fourth estate lives. | |
| BREAK - Trump TV pool voted to pull the camera from Trump hotel tour and not air footage | |
| Can confirm Trump broadcast pool erased the tape of his tour of the hotel | |
| Updated | |
| at 5.00pm BST | |
| 4.49pm BST | |
| 16:49 | |
| Trump leaving the event, which the campaign billed as a press conference, ignoring shouted questions by the media: | |
| WATCH: Trump ignores press as they ask questions about Trump's sudden flip-flop on Obama birth conspiracy theories. https://t.co/M4uNevu7Rs | |
| Media twitter right now pic.twitter.com/8zzXsUqXHM | |
| Updated | |
| at 4.50pm BST | |
| 4.47pm BST | |
| 16:47 | |
| What did you think of that? | |
| No, @politico, this is not breaking news. This is called racism. The rest of us never questioned our President. https://t.co/ch3I7m8en9 | |
| If you write about Trump gaming press…Be sure to note that Tapper et al on CNN are spending more time fact-checking the hell out of Trump… | |
| Donald Trump is pulling a monumental hoax on the American people and the press. If you don't call him out on it, you're part of it. | |
| Hooray for this WaPo headline: Trump admits Obama born in U.S. but falsely blames Clinton for starting rumors https://t.co/je6rN4BB3T | |
| "They never mentioned his birth certificate. That never happened by Hillary Clinton." @jaketapper says. | |
| Trump's claim that Clinton started the controversy is false. You can read more here https://t.co/Hr2e4CTKjT & here https://t.co/oYGHQIY5Mi | |
| UPDATE: @realDonaldTrump fled. I yelled "WHERE ARE THE DETAILS OF YOUR CHARITABLE DONATIONS!" at volume of man warning of volcanic eruption. | |
| We're all idiots. | |
| 4.42pm BST | |
| 16:42 | |
| Well what did you think of that? | |
| The spectacle that we just saw was an embarrassment to American democracy | |
| What on earth? Media was rick-rolled. Two sentences, two lies. | |
| So a long commercial for Trump, followed by three sentences on birtherism, one of which was a lie. This is 2016. | |
| Roger Stone's dream is fulfilled. He got Trump to go birther to start this all off and now Trump can drop it. | |
| Trump spent half a decade poisoning America with a racist conspiracy theory about the president and about 10 seconds trying to dismiss it. | |
| Trump takes no questions as reporters yell questions like "Why did it take so long?" https://t.co/Gk1wr6eTeF | |
| In case you missed that press conference: congrats. You are doing your life right. | |
| Me: Trump HotelCab driver: Whats going on there?Me: He's supposed to say Obama was born hereCab: And get publicity for his new hotel. | |
| Appears the Trump press pool cameras are now being taken for a tour of the Trump hotel. | |
| 4.35pm BST | 4.35pm BST |
| 16:35 | 16:35 |
| Trump: 'Barack Obama was born in the United States, period' | Trump: 'Barack Obama was born in the United States, period' |
| Trump has just uttered the lie that we preemptively debunked an hour ago. He said Clinton started birtherism. She did not. | Trump has just uttered the lie that we preemptively debunked an hour ago. He said Clinton started birtherism. She did not. |
| Trump: | Trump: |
| Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. I finished it. You know what I mean. President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period. Now we all want to go back to making America strong again. | Hillary Clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. I finished it. I finished it. You know what I mean. President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period. Now we all want to go back to making America strong again. |
| Trump’s done. No news conference, as he had announced. | Trump’s done. No news conference, as he had announced. |
| 4.33pm BST | 4.33pm BST |
| 16:33 | 16:33 |
| He repeats that “this is such an amazing honor.” | He repeats that “this is such an amazing honor.” |
| “We have to get back to work,” he says. “We’ve been very much left behind. .. We talk about the word depletion. The military has been so badly treated.” | “We have to get back to work,” he says. “We’ve been very much left behind. .. We talk about the word depletion. The military has been so badly treated.” |
| 4.31pm BST | 4.31pm BST |
| 16:31 | 16:31 |
| Here now is Trump. There’s a USA! USA! chant in the room that goes up. | Here now is Trump. There’s a USA! USA! chant in the room that goes up. |
| 4.27pm BST | 4.27pm BST |
| 16:27 | 16:27 |
| Another veteran has stood to say that Trump “knows how to take the handcuffs off America’s economy.” | Another veteran has stood to say that Trump “knows how to take the handcuffs off America’s economy.” |
| Is there a gong I can hit to end this? | Is there a gong I can hit to end this? |
| CNN is starting to break away from the event. The anchors are in a split screen with the event at least. | CNN is starting to break away from the event. The anchors are in a split screen with the event at least. |
| 4.24pm BST | 4.24pm BST |
| 16:24 | 16:24 |
| Naw, we take every event both candidates do. But this has been a bait-and-switch. | Naw, we take every event both candidates do. But this has been a bait-and-switch. |
| Trump tricked y'all into watching a bunch of veterans praise him as he opened a hotel. | Trump tricked y'all into watching a bunch of veterans praise him as he opened a hotel. |
| For the record, it's fine to broadcast campaign events. This was not billed as such. Supposed to be a presser. Bait & switch. | For the record, it's fine to broadcast campaign events. This was not billed as such. Supposed to be a presser. Bait & switch. |
| We have passed in-kind contribution and are entering into Sham-wow infomercial territory. Well done, cable news. | We have passed in-kind contribution and are entering into Sham-wow infomercial territory. Well done, cable news. |
| The cameras are right there. I could just knock them all down pic.twitter.com/jJ4HzaoGAD | The cameras are right there. I could just knock them all down pic.twitter.com/jJ4HzaoGAD |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 4.26pm BST | at 4.26pm BST |
| 4.21pm BST | 4.21pm BST |
| 16:21 | 16:21 |
| The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs is inside the ballroom: | The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs is inside the ballroom: |
| Now hearing a general talk about Trump's "stamina" | Now hearing a general talk about Trump's "stamina" |
| So is this a press conf, or a birther announcement, or a veteran event, or a hotel launch? As of now it's blend of veteran & hotel event | So is this a press conf, or a birther announcement, or a veteran event, or a hotel launch? As of now it's blend of veteran & hotel event |
| Live footage of Trump's "press conference" right now if you're not watching https://t.co/7f37N82G7U | Live footage of Trump's "press conference" right now if you're not watching https://t.co/7f37N82G7U |
| 4.19pm BST | 4.19pm BST |
| 16:19 | 16:19 |
| Multi-disciplinary inter-agency guy says he’s been “totally impressed with Mr Trump’s stamina... and his intellectual curiosity.” And his temperament. “But the thing I’ve been most impressed with is his absolute love for the men and women in uniform.” | |
| Does that love extend to paying his taxes? One wonders. | Does that love extend to paying his taxes? One wonders. |
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| at 4.53pm BST | |
| 4.17pm BST | 4.17pm BST |
| 16:17 | 16:17 |
| Here’s another medal of honor winner speaking on behalf of Trump. He was awarded the silver star after service in the Korean war. | Here’s another medal of honor winner speaking on behalf of Trump. He was awarded the silver star after service in the Korean war. |
| “I’ve become convinced that our nation needs a multi-displinary inter-agency approach to defeat our enemy,” he begins. This guy’s a Trump voter? | “I’ve become convinced that our nation needs a multi-displinary inter-agency approach to defeat our enemy,” he begins. This guy’s a Trump voter? |
| 4.14pm BST | 4.14pm BST |
| 16:14 | 16:14 |
| Another medal of honor winner speaks, Bob Patterson. He says he’s watched the country “take a complete turnaround from where it was.” | Another medal of honor winner speaks, Bob Patterson. He says he’s watched the country “take a complete turnaround from where it was.” |
| “We used to be the shining star on the hill,” he says. | “We used to be the shining star on the hill,” he says. |
| “And it’s time we send someone to Washington that knows how to say, ‘you’re fired.’” | “And it’s time we send someone to Washington that knows how to say, ‘you’re fired.’” |
| Trump says that. | Trump says that. |
| 4.12pm BST | 4.12pm BST |
| 16:12 | 16:12 |
| Thornton speaks. He tells the crowd to stop clapping. | Thornton speaks. He tells the crowd to stop clapping. |
| I have known Mr Trump since 1986, and when it wasn’t fashionable to support the military... he supported us at that period of time. | I have known Mr Trump since 1986, and when it wasn’t fashionable to support the military... he supported us at that period of time. |
| He says his medal of honor represents everyone and “freedom is not free.” Thornton says life is short. “This election means so much. We do not need any more bureaucratic leadership from Washington DC. | He says his medal of honor represents everyone and “freedom is not free.” Thornton says life is short. “This election means so much. We do not need any more bureaucratic leadership from Washington DC. |
| “Mr Trump has never failed at anything, because he listens to his advisers, he listens to his people,” Thornton said. Now let’s all go out for a Trump steak at Trump’s casino in Atlantic City. | “Mr Trump has never failed at anything, because he listens to his advisers, he listens to his people,” Thornton said. Now let’s all go out for a Trump steak at Trump’s casino in Atlantic City. |