Trump Has ‘No Idea’ If His Birtherism Hurt Him With Black Voters

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During a discussion Tuesday night about Donald Trump’s attempt to reach out to black voters with a visit to Detroit, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly asked the Republican nominee if his past comments questioning whether President Obama was born in the United States hurt him with black voters.

“Do you think your birther position has hurt you among African-Americans?” O’Reilly asked.

“I don’t know. I have no idea. I don’t even talk about it anymore,” Trump replied.

“I guess with maybe some,” he added. “I don’t know why.”

Trump then told O’Reilly he is “the first one that’s brought that up in a while,” before pivoting to describe his visit to Detroit as a “love fest.”

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  1. “I guess with maybe some,” he added. “I don’t know why.”

    Wow, he seriously said that?

  2. Trump’s Birtherism may have hurt him with African-American voters, but it sure helped him with Mitt Romney, who begged for Trump’s endorsement.
    Thanks, Governor Romney!

  3. Trump Has ‘No Idea’
    That about sums it up .
    Has a more clueless motherfucker ever graced the public forum?
    That he continues to get a pass from the MSM makes it worse
    Because Horserace
    Quick look over there! There’s a poll that says they’re tied. They about fainted with excitement.
    Instead of " this duplicitous lying sack of shit is not remotely qualified to be dogcatcher"

  4. Love fest? Oh shit now I have to rip that image from my brain. And a slight correction to Trump’s comment;

    “I don’t know. I have no idea. I don’t even talk to black folks,” Trump replied

  5. Avatar for dswx dswx says:

    Specific Trump quotes that Clinton should refer to in the debates:
    “Laziness is a trait in blacks.”

    And on African-Americans and Jews:
    “Black guys counting my money! I hate it. The only kind of people I want counting my money are little short guys that wear yarmulkes every day.”

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