Donald Trump: I've got my birth certificate, where President Barack Obama's?
Donald Trump now sees himself as something of a patron saint for the birthers and he's even released his own birth certificate as he steps up criticism of the president. Continue Reading
Seeking to pump more energy into the birther movement and quirky chase for the White House, Trump on Monday provided a copy of his birth certificate to the conservative website Newsmax which has played a leading role in trumpeting birther mythology.
And in an interview on Fox News, Trump cast himself as something akin to the rebel leader of the birther movement.
Now, this guy either has a birth certificate or he doesnt, Trump said. And I didn't think this was such a big deal, but I will tell you, its turning out to be a very big deal because people now are calling me from all over saying, please don't give up on this issue."
Trumps insistence that hes being encouraged to continue on his birther crusade has led to what he says is the startling revelation that, all of a sudden, a lot of facts are emerging and Im starting to wonder myself whether or not [Obama] was born in this country."
Trump also called for Hawaii Democratic Gov. Neil Abercrombie to be investigated for stating that he as a friend of the presidents parents remembers Obamas birth.
"I think this guy should be investigated," Trump said. "I doubt it. He remembers when Obama was born? Give me a break! He's just trying to do something for his party."
What Is Donald Trump, Newborn Birther, Trying To Hide From Us?
What is Donald Trump hiding?
The multimillionaire developer has, overnight, become a leading voice of the birther movement, members of which doubt that President Barack Obama was born in the United States (and, thus, is unable to produce an authentic U.S. birth certificate).
Its inconceivable that, after four years of questioning, the president still hasnt produced his birth certificate, Trump told Newsmax. Im just asking President Obama to show the public his birth certificate. Whys he making an issue out of this?" To prove how easy it was for a household employee to find his birth certificate, Trump, 64, crowed, It took me one hour to get my birth certificate.
As seen above, he provided the conservative web site with what he purports to be his birth certificate.
Except the document is not an official New York City birth certificate, but rather a document generated by Jamaica Hospital, where Trumps mother Mary reportedly gave birth in June 1946. Official birth certificates are issued (and maintained) by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygienes Office of Vital Records.
So, what is Trump trying to conceal?
On a possibly related note, Jamaica Hospital has been the recipient of significant financial largesse from the Trump family. In fact, the Queens institution includes the Trump Pavilion, a nursing and rehabilitation facility that was named for Mary Trump.
[If The Donald wants to hunt in his sock drawer for the official birth certificate, he should look for a document that includes an official Department of Health stamp and resembles city forms like ones used decades ago, like this or this.]