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The New Birtherism? Donald Trump is Setting the Stage to Delegitimize Hillary Clinton’s Presidency

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2016

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By Laura Clawson

US President Barack Obama (L) waves with US Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the third night of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2016. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm        (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

Donald Trump can’t, strictly speaking, birther Hillary Clinton. She’s white. His racist base wouldn’t buy that she was born in Kenya. But he can try to achieve the same effect through other means—convincing a depressingly large chunk of the country that her presidency is illegitimate. And as he starts to realize he’s going to lose, that’s just what he’s trying to do. In speech after speech, Trump is letting…

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