Donald trumps decision acknowledging a cold hard fact that president obama was born in the United States. Trump offered no explanation why he is backing away from the birther Conspiracy Theory and he refused to take any questions. Hillary clinton says trump pushed lies to delegitimize the first African American president. The white house suggests the president isnt waiting around saying he doesnt care what trump does. When asked about trumps reversal president obama simply said he always knew where he was born. Tonight Michelle Obama has always responded to trump and others questions his birthplace going high when he went low. The first lady making her debut on behalf of Hillary Clinton. A top democrat standing by along with analysts as we bring you full coverage of the breaking news. Up first lets get more on what trump said and didnt say about the birther conspiracy, phil. Initially it was supposed to be a press conference and then a big announcement. What we got was 36 seconds of donald trump trying to put a factually inak raccurate issue behind it. Tonight donald trump is backing off the long theory that fuelled his political rise. President obama was in the born in the u. S. President barack obama was born in the United States, period. Now we all want to get back to making america strong and great again. But trump is refusing to apologize or even take questions about the reversal, instead falsely attempting to pin the blame on his rival, Hillary Clinton. Hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy, i finished it. Trump made his announcement as he stood on stage with veterans retired general thomas who introduced him. He questions obama citizenship in a 2010 affidavit refusing to deploy to afghanistan because he didnt believe obama was born in the u. S. Trumps shift comes 12 hours after his Campaign Announced he changed his mind and claimed he was put the issue to rest in 2011, something interviews, tweets and statements proves is completely untrue. Theres this, an interview with wolf. A lot of people do not think it was an authentic certificate. His mother was not in the hospital. There were many other things that came out and frankly, if you would have reported accurately you would get better ratings that be youre getting. Trump continued to question the issue in this 2014 interview. He is a citizen. He performed that. A lot of people dont agree with you and a lot of people feel it wasnt a certificate. This from a 2015 interview. When i questioned he gave whatever it was he gave. Im not sure what he gave but he gave something call add birth certificate. I dont know whether it was or not. Including an interview earlier this year. Zbli have my own theory on obama. He stirred the fictional theory time and time again. Health care healthca Hillary Clinton has no intention of letting him off the hook. We know who donald is. For five years he has lead the Birther Movement to delegitimize our first black president. His campaign was founded on this outrageous lie. There is no erasing it in history. He is feeding into the worst impulses, the bigotry and bias that lurks in our country. Even as obama himself continues to make light of the issue today from the oval office. I was pretty confident about where i was born. I think most people were as well. My hope would be that the president ial election reflects more serious issuen than that and i want to unpack a little bit what the Trump Campaign is saying as they try to blame this issue on Hillary Clinton. We at cnn and other Fact Checking organizations have found that to be untrue. What the Trump Campaign is pointing to is a memo laid out a potential attack. No mention of the president ever being born here in hawaii and indonesia, not necessarily in middle america. That they tweeted out saying a close associate pitched this to him during that campaign. She did not have an official role on Hillary Clintons 2008 campaign. What we know is this, Hillary Clinton and her campaign, at least those paid by her Campaign Never pushed this claim and is certainly not the people that originated this claim. Thank you very much. Trump hits the campaign trail in florida. There are questions about his apparent reversal. Lets bring in jim. What, if anything, are you learning from the Trump Campaign about why trump decided to do this today . I can tell you top Campaign Officials are being very silent about why he put this to rest. I have talked to a couple of sources who strongly believe donald trump was trying to get this issue out of the way before this upcoming fall debate that well be having in about ten days from now. That is one issue that you are hearing from inside trump world as to why he would go and decide to do this today. I talked to another person who has been an informal adviser who wondered whether it was too cute by half. Donald trump almost trolling the media, keeping the media in suspense for almost an hour as he was welcoming the praise of the military leaders who were on stage with him. At least one person who has been close questioning whether or not it was a good idea. Another trump adviser said they believe the media is hyper ventilating over this issue. Trump won media zero. They believe he vested the media on how he handled the issue. Wolf, we are in miami. Donald trump is about to come out on stage. Rudy giuliani is on stage behind me. The chairman of the republican party, the chairman of the rnc was on stage very much showing a picture of a party unity on the same day that donald trump try today put this batter to rest at one point he told the crowd donald trump is not politically correct, wolf. Thanks very much. Tonight the Clinton Campaign says its appalling to see trump seizing trumps marks at a time when the president ial race is neck and neck. Lets bring in jeff. You also heard from Hillary Clinton and from the president of the United States and the first lady. We did, indeed. She pointedly said for the last eight years until this very day some have questioned whether her husband but born in this country. She and others believe it will be a rallying cry. Clinton hopes it feeds into the argument, that trump is not qualified to be president. The next 53 days will shape the next 50 years. Hillary clinton delivering a call to democrats about the elections and a warning not to buy the shape shifting of donald trump . There is no new donald trump. There never will be. He tried extingishing long runnings. It could awaken the so called Obama Coalition which clinton has been struggling. They called voters to action. Dont walk to the polls. Dont jog to the polls, run to the polls to make sure this hater is not elected as the next president of the United States of america. First lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. Michelle obama confronting trump at her first Solo Campaign appearance. There were those who questioned and continue to question for the past eight years up through this very day whether my husband was even born in this country. The first lady helping a former first lady and making clear she is personally invested in keeping the white house in democratic hands. No one in our lifetime has ever had as much experience and exposure to the presidency, not barack obama, not bill, not nobody. And yes, she happens to be a woman. A highlight reel from the Convention Last month now fanning out across the country. To fire up liberals and young voters warren and sanders heading to ohio. Sanders offering sharp words to any of her followers who are still cool on clinton. Please, anybody who supports me reflikects the point of view have. Even making political from her set back with pneumonia. My pneumonia finally got republicans interested in womens health. They could play a large role in helping stop trumps cand candidacy. This year, once again, you have your hands on the wheel of history, and you can write the next chapter of the american story. This is all happens on a weekend when the meeting in washington. Clinton will be on the same stage tomorrow night. The idea was for the president to help energize his Old Coalition and transfer some of that excitement to clinton. Trump may have fired up that coalition himself. He may have done that. Thank you very much. In the last hour i spoke with a donald trump supporter of wisconsin. Lets bring in a Hillary Clinton supporter. He is also the top democrat. Thanks for joining us. Good to be with you. You heard donald trump today say finally he believes that barack obama was born in the United States, period. Is that enough . No. Its not enough. It is not enough to overcome five years of peddling this theory of his. It is interest to go watch how he does it. He did this several times in his interview with you. He likes to say some people will say, this is his way of propagating these theories. The fact that he finds it expedient to replace one falsehood with another falsehood is simply classic trump but its appa appalling. I dont think today ought to mitigate in anyway five years legitimacy of the first black president. What else do you want him to do . I dont think theres much he can do. I would like to see him admit and explain himself. He is not going to do that. I think he made it worse today by, as i mentioned, replacing this fabrication with another one that Hillary Clinton got this whole thing started when theres so much evidence that donald trump has been peddling this theory for years. Im not sure theres much he can do. I find it insaulting he thinks the American People would accept this very insincere about face. Hillary clinton is coming off a very several rough days. She lost her lead over donald trump. Its neck and neck right now. Why is it this close . I think at heart its this close because we are a deeply divided country. I think in any president ial race youll have a very divided elector ra elect electorate. Thats where we are in the United States. I do think its going to open up again in secretary clintons favor but we are just two polarized a country to walk away with a president ial election. As you know, theres the issue of trust out there. A lot of voters out there say they simply cant trust Hillary Clinton. What can she do to change that . You know, those of us that know the secretary and have such great confidence find it hard. We have seen those polls many times. I think she is doing the best that she can and try to go win the confidence of the American People. There is only so much you can do, particularly in the last couple of months but i think she is making the case for why she is the best candidate, making the case why she is the most transparent. In light of this news week article that donald trump has these business interests in russia and turkey and elsewhere that could influence his decisions in the oval office. I think the level of transparency contrasted with the oh page quality of what donald trump respects is a pretty persuasive comparison for voters. He says he will have a blind trust, hand over the business to his children and have nothing to do with it at all. Is that good enough for you . No. And i dont think anybody really buys that. His kids seek business as part of the Trump Organization in russia. You have somebody that will speak favorably who is invading his neighbors because putin says something nice about donald trump . How will he feel if he finds donald trump millions to his own family. You imagine how persuasive donald trump would find that as opposed to a simple compliment. There is no way to divorce himself unless he and his family cut their ties to this business. I find it interesting even here, 60 days out, he is peddling his own hotels. He cant let go of the personal wealth priority. And here is a source of concern for the Clinton Campaign. Cnn released battleground polls showing trump with the lead in florida, for example. He is up by 3 points in ohio and up by 5 points. If trump wins florida and ohio potentially he is on his way to the white house. I dont think he is going to win florida. I think ohio will be very close. I think secretary clinton will win that too. These are battleground states. These are very tough states. They will come down to the wire. I think youll see secretary clinton prevail in both but i feel very optimistic and i have a lot of optimism about ohio. This is i think what we expected to see early in the campaign. At some point the polls will tighten and it will show donald trump ahead in some states. I am hoping and believe it will be an aberration further in the fall. Stay wuith us. A top leader killed in another u. S. Drone strike. Well get more from you on that and other issues when we come back. Theres no one road out there. No one surface. No one speed. 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I think we need to push back. Congressman mike mccaul said republican political operatives have had their emails hacked. They certainly, you know, anyone of interest, what we are seeing is that the information is being dumped thursday far have been directed at injuring secretary clinton and interfering with the Democratic Party so people can draw conclusions from that. There is plainly an interest in electing donald trump as president for a variety of reasons. But the fact that the russians and others are interested and president ialcandidates, we fully expect it would be bipartisan. Do you anticipate more leaks before the election day . Yes. I do. I think this is now the new norm. Things will continue to get leaked. New people will continue to get hacked. Its incredibly, i think damaging and destructive. I think it signals that we have to maintain a stronger deterr t deterrent. We have to call out those who are responsible because what we are doing is not this kind of conduct at all. 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