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The Daily DC

Trump Tries Birther Lies Again

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4.4621 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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President Trump is trying to use the same attack he used on Obama against Kamala Harris: Questioning where she was born and claiming that she may not be eligible for the role of Vice President. CNN Correspondent Kristen Holmes breaks this down, as well as the growing concerns about the post office and mail-in voting. Plus, Jared Kushner's meeting with Kanye West to discuss policy.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Donald Trump is once again stoking a birth or lie, this time against Kamala Harris.

0:06.3

Today we'll discuss that, plus more concerns over the Postal Service ahead of the election,

0:11.3

and the president's son-in-law and White House advisor Jared Kushner meets with Kanye West.

0:16.7

Hi everyone, David Chalien is off.

0:18.6

I'm Kristen Holmes, a CNN correspondent covering election

0:21.8

integrity and really all things Washington. And this is the Daily D.C. Okay. So we need to start

0:30.1

with one very clear fact. Senator Kamala Harris, now Joe Biden's running mate, is an American citizen,

0:39.0

an American citizen who was born in Oakland, California. And like millions of American citizens, Harris happens to be the child

0:45.2

of two immigrants. Her citizenship is not a question. So now that we've gotten that out of the way,

0:51.4

we can begin. President Trump said Thursday that he was told about claims on, quote, social media that Kamala Harris

0:59.0

might not be eligible to serve as president and vice president, and that he himself had no

1:05.6

idea if she'd be eligible.

1:07.4

And if this sounds familiar, it is.

1:09.4

President Trump spent years pushing these birther conspiracy theories

1:13.5

about President Obama, asking if he was actually eligible to be president and at points

1:18.5

demanding to see his birth certificate. So why exactly does this matter when we know for a fact

1:25.5

that both Harris and Obama are American citizens and they're

1:29.8

both eligible to hold office? Because the president is again alleging that a person of color is not

1:35.9

actually, quote, from here. And it's not just that. He's suggesting that Harris doesn't belong in

1:42.4

power because of her heritage.

1:49.2

And instead of hitting Harris on legitimate issues like her policies and her record,

1:54.3

Trump is using polarizing and divisive language to undermine and discredit her.

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