washington republican presidential candidate donald trump friday abandon false claim barack obama bear unite state spend five years peddle conspiracy theories country first african-american president start life foreigner never one let controversy go without fan flame trump accuse hillary clinton democratic rival nov. election start so-called birther movement fail 2008 presidential campaign obama claim stand scrutiny trump back grind opinion poll make white house race competitive go summer slump make announcement attempt clear air prepare first three televise presidential debate clinton sept. 26 president barack obama bear unite state period say trump real estate developer want get back make america strong great say event washington new trump international hotel street white house devote 30 second subject trump apologize expand upon abrupt decision shift stance hold five years new york businessman bring birther controversy far back 2011 appeal right-wing fringe voters form early base support launch presidential bid last year birther conspiracy movement aim challenge legality obama presidency u.s constitution require president natural-born citizen presidential campaign trump readily traffic theories stuff american supermarket tabloids declaration father u.s. senator ted cruz one trump many rival republican nomination might link assassin president john f. kennedy false claim thousands muslims jersey city new jersey cheer world trade center twin tower collapse sept. 11 2001 attack make announcement friday trump advance widely debunk claim clinton 2008 campaign original birthers hillary clinton campaign 2008 start birther controversy finish know mean say campaign direct reporters 2007 memo then-clinton adviser mark penn encourage clinton campaign go negative obama say hawaiian birth boyhood indonesia give limit root american value culture penn eventually leave clinton campaign advice never act upon democratic national committee friday condemn trump bid link clinton birther idea audacity spout new lie birther movement help build say clinton lead trump percentage point late reuters/ipsos poll friday demand trump apologize president help spread birther idea say trump try delegitimize first black president campaign found outrageous lie erase history clinton say address black women association washington clinton seize issue struggle overcome fallout remark week ago half trump supporters basket deplorables initial secrecy pneumonia diagnosis obama produce long version hawaiian birth certificate 2011 prove doubters wrong famously mock trump issue white house correspondents association dinner wealthy businessman sit audience fume still trump cling contention obama foreign-born tweet august 2012 extremely credible source call office tell barackobama birth certificate fraud friday obama ask reaction late trump declaration shock question like come time many things well shock actually fairly typical get things attend say pretty confident bear trump embrace birther movement incense black americans whose vote trump try court members congressional black caucus hold news conference friday urge african-american voters resist temptation support trump wonder country go awaken reality show say representative brenda lawrence democrat first lady michelle obama tell crowd fairfax virginia husband set strong example doubt whether husband even bear country well time office think barack answer question example set go high go low answer question progress achieve together say rally miami late friday trump push back idea supporters racist say democrats trouble politically always pull racist word walk rally song musical les miserables front backdrop read les deplorables reference clinton comment last week supporters issue obama birthplace factor campaign lead november presidential election resurface recent days take focus trump white house bid away topics immigration trade economy use hit clinton trump revive birther controversy thursday interview washington post decline say whether believe obama bear hawaii trump promise big announcement birther issue friday give impression purpose event hotel instead hold say anything 20 minutes endorsements military veterans trump make brief statement obama birth trump devote time begin event talk hotel event take place ignore reporters shout question trump finally back obama birth claim falsely say clinton start