Thread: "His grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya.&qu

Trump Sends Investigators to Hawaii, Gains in GOP Presidential Primary Poll

Published April 07, 2011 | FoxNews.com


WASHINGTON -- Real estate tycoon Donald Trump said Thursday he has doubts about whether President Obama was born in the United States and has sent investigators to Hawaii looking for answers.

The "Celebrity Apprentice" star has shot up in the polls as a potential GOP nominee, in part because of his questions about whether Obama is constitutionally allowed to be president if he doesn't prove he is a natural-born citizen of the United States.

"I have people that actually have been studying it and they cannot believe what they're finding," Trump told NBC's "Today" show on Thursday.

Officials in Hawaii have certified Obama's citizenship, but a segment of society -- labeled "birthers" in the vernacular -- have demanded additional proof. Trump said when he started seriously considering a presidential bid a few weeks back, he thought the president was native-born, but now he's not so sure.

"His grandmother in Kenya said he was born in Kenya, and she was there and witnessed the birth. He doesn't have a birth certificate or he hasn't shown it. He has what's called a certificate of live birth. That is something that's easy to get," Trump said, arguing that Obama has spent $2 million in legal fees "to get away from this issue."

Calling it potentially one of the biggest scams in the history of politics, Trump said he'd like Obama to show his birth certificate.

"And to be honest with you, I hope he can," he told "Today."

Trump, who placed second in an NBC/ Wall Street Journal poll of potential 2012 Republican candidates, said he will decide by June whether to run, and if he is the GOP nominee, "I'd like to beat him straight up," not on the basis of the question of where Obama was born.

In the poll, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney leads the would-be group of contenders with 21 percent of Republican primary voters surveyed followed by Trump and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 17 percent each. The Republican primary poll was taken as part of a March 31-April 4 survey of 1,000 adults, but the sample survey of Republican primary voters polled was only 238.

In the poll, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich garnered 11 percent, while former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin earned 10 percent support. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty earned 6 percent, Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann got 5 percent, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum won 3 percent and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour received 1 percent support.

Asked in the interview how genuine his presidential ambition is, Trump, who would have to hand over the reins of his international empire in order to run the country, said, "I always take things seriously, but I've never taken it seriously like this. I wish I didn't have to do it."

But speaking on ABC News, New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who is insistent he personally is not a candidate for president in 2012, said he wasn't sure his friend Trump would be either.

"Donald's a really good friend of mine, I don't know that Donald really wants to be president," Christie said in an interview that aired Wednesday night. Christie: I don't know that he wants that in particular. ... We've spoken about it and all I could say to you is, I’ll believe it when I see it."

Back on NBC, Trump said he wants Obama to do well, but the presidency is not going that direction.

"I love this country, but this country is going to hell. ... The world laughs at us. They won't be laughing if I'm elected president," he said.

Trump accused Obama of conducting a confusing policy on the civil war in Libya, saying "nobody knows what's happening, and now it looks like (Libyan strongman Muammar) al-Qaddafi is going to beat the United States."

"I'm only interested in Libya if we get the oil," Trump said. He said Obama "doesn't have a doctrine (on foreign affairs.) Foreign affairs is, we take care of ourselves first."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04 ... latestnews

Its about time one of these people started to talk about US

Yes , we need to start thinking about ourselves , our country

AMERICA

Screw mexico, screw the illegals and screw the rest of the world

I think Trump is the guy for now

I think Trump is saying what everyone wants to hear. When it comes down to it, he is big business and big business loves a steady stream of illegals.

Originally Posted by thedramaofmylife

I think Trump is saying what everyone wants to hear. When it comes down to it, he is big business and big business loves a steady stream of illegals.

Your not going to get a Tom Tancredo , its not going to happen

Palin , Romney , Huck, all the dems are full tilt for open borders

At least Trump did say he would put the military on the border

Maybe he is bs , who knows , but its better than the other panderers are
offering

Originally Posted by thedramaofmylife

I think Trump is saying what everyone wants to hear. When it comes down to it, he is big business and big business loves a steady stream of illegals.

Doesn't sound like that here!

Feb. 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crsr3giiJ7Q

June,2010
http://www.mediaite.com/online/donald-t ... -pro-life/

Originally Posted by Justthefacts

Originally Posted by thedramaofmylife

I think Trump is saying what everyone wants to hear. When it comes down to it, he is big business and big business loves a steady stream of illegals.

Your not going to get a Tom Tancredo , its not going to happen

Palin , Romney , Huck, all the dems are full tilt for open borders

At least Trump did say he would put the military on the border

Maybe he is bs , who knows , but its better than the other panderers are
offering

I certainly agree with you that Palin, Romney and Huckabee can't be trusted with illegal immigration. I think any one of them would work hard on some kind of Amnesty. I sure don't want Romney after the mess he made of the health care bill in Mass. I would really like to have someone who will deal with the financial mess this country is in and balance the budget. Also would like to have someone who had the guts to deal with Mexico and their constant demands.

What I look for is honestly, someone who gives me straight talk, pro-America, pro-manufacturing, we've been feed the one world global economy so long that it is going to bury us, free trade,please, we buy they sell. Bit by bit we are losing the middle class a hamburger flipping job will soon be middle class. Clearly it will take a strong common sense person while in the short term it may cause some tough times it certain would be better then our current path.

Personally I'm ready to sacrifice to fix this country but the right leader is not in sight we certainly don't need another Carl Rove RINO.

Duplicate Post Locked
Please make comments here

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-233894.html