in the united states. a constitutional requirement of the office. possible republican candidate donltd trump is making the so-called birther controversy a superpiece of his campaign style comments. cnn decided to get to the bottom of the issue. the honolulu star bulletin newspaper in august 1961 declares mr. and mrs. barack obama have given birth to a son. one question looms above all others. was president obama really born in the united states? the answer? yes. have you seen barack obama s original birth certificate? yes. this doctor is the former director of the hawaii department of health and devoted republican. until now she had not talked on camera about this topic.