Chutzpah https://t.co/ndWgjiQsgy
— Mike (@ThePantau) August 25, 2016
Addressing a crowd in Reno this afternoon, Hillary Clinton focused her energy on dismantling Trump. And it’s hard to blame her. After all, Trump’s willingly provided her with seemingly endless fuel for her fire.
But there was one particular line of attack that rang hollow:
Clinton: Donald Trump “promoted the racist lie that President Obama is not really an American citizen." https://t.co/tmVEEzjClO
— CNN (@CNN) August 25, 2016
Clinton on Trump: "He promoted the racist lie that President Obama is not really an American citizen"
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) August 25, 2016
Trump first gained political prominence promoting the racist lie that President Obama isn’t really an American. https://t.co/WPM1I9PPN3
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 25, 2016
And who gave him the ammo to kick off his birther career?
Hillary on the birther issue. Who came up with that in the first place?
— Randy Clemens™ #MJMStrategiesRadio (@bostonrandy) August 25, 2016
Promoted, yes.
Now, for $200, who started it? https://t.co/YjeSw3Ucn7
— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) August 25, 2016
It’s coming back to us …
didn't her camp start that rumor in 2008?
— Jim Stoebe (@jastoebe) August 25, 2016
didn't her 2008 campaign start the birther movement?
— Ray H Jenkins (@RayHJenkins) August 25, 2016
.@HillaryClinton @realDonaldTrump @BarackObama – Didn't your 2008 campaign first float that idea?
— Mike Ferris Sr (@MichaelFerris) August 25, 2016
Wasn't that started by Hillary Clinton during the 2008 campaign?
— Nancy Gill (@nancygill) August 25, 2016
Why yes. Yes it was.
https://twitter.com/WrightBrunoS/status/768892044894806016
https://twitter.com/blankusername/status/768891645169311744
That was YOUR CAMPAIGN that started that Hillary,
— D.J. Slash (@RealDJSlash) August 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/MJP1313/status/768891545416327168
https://twitter.com/therobster1776/status/768891030745735168
Actually you started that one….
— Bootsie (@boots968) August 25, 2016
A movement YOU started in the 2008 Dem Primaries
— Elmer J. Fudd (@elmerjfudd2012) August 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump @BarackObama Hey Hillary did you forget you started the birther issue in 2008
— NeverGiveUp (@PuttyBudd) August 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/B_C_I_4/status/768892964324118528
But it was u, Hillary, who started the birther movement in 2008. That is a fact!
— matthew mills (@nmiamifl) August 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/jellybottom73/status/768896868034019328
.@HillaryClinton @realDonaldTrump @BarackObama Funny how it was YOU who started that little rumor when you were running against Obama.
— Michelle Dryjanski (@mchelldryjanski) August 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/thedavid70/status/768891116456321028
@realDonaldTrump @BarackObama you started the birther movement!!!!
— StormForce_1 (@StormForce_1) August 25, 2016
NO!! That was you in your primary campaign, you f**ing liar!!! @HillaryClinton https://t.co/dqohyF0HYm
— Heimish Conservative (@HeimishCon) August 25, 2016
@realDonaldTrump @BarackObama Actually Hillary-YOU & Your 2008 Campaign were 1st to bring Obama BIRTHER Issue to world! LOL
— T Fergie (@FergOSU) August 25, 2016
you started the birther movement when you ran for president the first time
— peacepipe (@BlacktoothGrn) August 25, 2016
https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/768894439880204288
https://twitter.com/EnemyWithinn/status/768891002992136192
https://twitter.com/WillDavis_14/status/768892083939647488
https://twitter.com/Bennettruth/status/768893064563732481
https://twitter.com/RWISTech/status/768891478596788224
https://twitter.com/StevenAndrewSim/status/768892265833992192
Maybe she just short-circuited again.
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‘She’s lying’: Hillary Clinton says accusations ’08 campaign behind birther claims ‘totally untrue’
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