Donald Trump covered a lot of ground—including his wife's immigration status—during a Washington Post interview published Thursday, but the part that made headlines was his refusal to admit that the president of the United States is an American. "I'll answer that question at the right time," Trump said when asked if he believed President Obama was born in Hawaii. "I just don't want to answer it yet." He was asked if campaign manager Kellyanne Conway was right when she said he now believes Obama was born in the US, and he responded: "She's allowed to speak what she thinks." Trump's campaign later released a statement saying Trump believes Obama was born in the US—and accusing Hillary Clinton of being the first to raise doubts. A roundup of coverage:
- "Having successfully obtained President Obama's birth certificate when others could not, Mr. Trump believes that President Obama was born in the United States," Trump adviser Jason Miller said, per CNN, which notes that Trump has passed up several opportunities in recent weeks to publicly retract his "birther" beliefs of the past.