Will reversing on the birther issue hurt Trump?

[Joe Biden is your president. Deal with it.]

The birther issue has been the cornerstone of the reason why that Trump got into politics and for him to  do a 180 on it, it will likely be a negative for him.

[Classic Conservative]

No his supporters won't care.

[SirMuxALot]

Reversing on the issue didn't hurt Hillary, so why would it hurt Trump?

[Pragmatic Conservative]

It won't have any effect one way or the other.

[KingSweden]

It won't have any effect one way or the other.

[Ljube]

It will probably help him some.

[Chief Justice Keef]

It won't have any effect one way or the other.

[Person Man]

Nobody really cares what he says. People either think he will be Alaric to Rome, The Savior of  uneducated White People, or a little bit of both. And of course many will vote for him because he is a troll and they are trolls.

[ProudModerate2]

Reversing on the issue didn't hurt Hillary, so why would it hurt Trump?

I will slightly (minimally) hurt trump for two reasons :

1) Everyone is now talking about an issue that most "intelligent" citizens know was stupid & false, and it only reminds them of how much of an idiot trump looked like back then.

2) A good segment of trump supporters are racist and bigots (you know ... the "basket of Deplorables"), and they want this issue and other stupid comments like Obama being a Muslim, to be true and alive.

[Gass3268]

Reversing it won't hurt, but the way he did it by lying about Clinton starting it or him finishing it in 2011 will. This will help re-excite the Democratic base that was recently demoralized and probably turn off educated whites that can see though the stupidity and lies.

[Cory]

Reversing on the issue didn't hurt Hillary, so why would it hurt Trump?

*FACEPALM*

[‼realJohnEwards‼]

Reversing on the issue didn't hurt Hillary, so why would it hurt Trump?

Lol. Desperate supporters making up sh**t != candidate's own views. Does this mean that Sanders believes that Clinton committed vote fraud?

[Fuzzy Says: "Abolish NPR!"]

Reversing it won't hurt, but the way he did it by lying about Clinton starting it or him finishing it in 2011 will. This will help re-excite the Democratic base that was recently demoralized and probably turn off educated whites that can see though the stupidity and lies.

(A)  If it's true that Hillary started the Birther stuff, she's going to look like crap.

(B)  If it's false, the possibility that people will still believe that Hillary started is great because she has been less than candid (to be kind) about so much else.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Birtherism isn't a good issue for Trump to talk about full stop and to LIE (yes Fuzzy et al), LIE. It is a problem for him.

[Gass3268]

Reversing it won't hurt, but the way he did it by lying about Clinton starting it or him finishing it in 2011 will. This will help re-excite the Democratic base that was recently demoralized and probably turn off educated whites that can see though the stupidity and lies.

(A)  If it's true that Hillary started the Birther stuff, she's going to look like crap.

(B)  If it's false, the possibility that people will still believe that Hillary started is great because she has been less than candid (to be kind) about so much else

Trump made 3 news worthy statements at his "announcement" today, 2 lies and one truth:
1. Hillary Clinton created the birther stuff (lie)
2. Trump ended the issue in 2011 (lie)
3. President Obama was born in the United States (truth)

[Fuzzy Says: "Abolish NPR!"]

Trump will turn this around on Hillary.  Just watch.

[Fusionmunster]

Trump will turn this around on Hillary.  Just watch.

How? Outside of having a clip of Hillary demanding to see Obama's birth certificate, all Trump can do is insinuate.

[Southern Delegate matthew27]

Within a sane world it certainly would. This isn't a sane world.

[wolfsblood07]

For me it's a wtf moment.  It's like someone got to him.  Or did Trump see new evidence?  Because as I see it, we have no proof.

[Dr. Arch]

For me it's a wtf moment.  It's like someone got to him.  Or did Trump see new evidence?  Because as I see it, we have no proof.

You've been being conned from the very beginning.

[‼realJohnEwards‼]

For me it's a wtf moment.  It's like someone got to him.  Or did Trump see new evidence?  Because as I see it, we have no proof.

Well, I don't know if Donald Trump was born in the United States... I cannot say we have evidence of that. He has not released his long-form birth certificate to my knowledge, and until then, I must declare him to be ineligible for the office of the Presidency.

[MK]

 No ,turns more focus on the original birther  Hillary R Clinton.

[‼realJohnEwards‼]

No ,turns more focus on the original birther  Hillary R Clinton.

http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-started-birther-movement/

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

No ,turns more focus on the original birther  Hillary R Clinton.

http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-started-birther-movement/

Silly liberals, relying on facts.

[PeteB]

Yes it will hurt him, simply because he has rekindled an issue that will be a huge get-out-and-vote motivator for the Democratic base and the African American community.