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Donald Trump’s birther speech is a commercial for his new hotel
Kay Steiger Retweeted
Vox ?@voxdotcom 17m17 minutes ago
Donald Trump’s birther speech is a commercial for his new hotel
Donald Trump’s birther speech is a commercial for his new hotel
Updated by Libby Nelson on September 16, 2016, 11:00 a.m. ET @libbyanelson
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It’s already remarkable — in a bad way — that a nominee for president of the United States has to make a major speech to disavow the racist, baseless conspiracy theory he started about the president’s birth certificate.
But it’s even stranger that Donald Trump has managed to turn it into an advertisement for his new hotel in Washington, DC:
Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump 2h2 hours ago
I am now going to the brand new Trump International, Hotel D.C. for a major statement.
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Howard Dean Verified account
?@GovHowardDean
.@realDonaldTrump does that mean you are going to show us your tax returns. Or just more BS and tax cheating.
8:36 AM - 16 Sep 2016
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