Bernie Sanders blasts Trump birther statement: 'This is pathetic'
Source: CNN
(CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders sarcastically dismissed a statement from Donald Trump's campaign saying that the Republican nominee now believes President Barack Obama is a US citizen, arguing that the "birther" movement is about "delegitimizing the first African-American president in the history of our country."
"Well isn't that something. My word! After eight years of having President Obama as president, Donald Trump now thinks he's a legitimate president. Well I'm just overwhelmed with emotion," Sanders told CNN's Chris Cuomo.
"Look, this is pathetic. And this goes to the root of what Trump's campaign is about," said Sanders. "Let's be clear -- it's about bigotry. You remember, let's all remember, that a few years ago, Donald Trump was the leader of the so-called 'birther' movement. And what the birther movement was about was not being critical of Obama. This is democracy, we can criticize Obama. It was delegitimizing the first African-American president."
"Please, anybody who supports me -- do not think that Donald Trump in any way, shape or form reflects the point of view that I have," he said. Noting Trump's ability to dominate news cycles, Sanders said, "Don't worry about what CNN has on the air -- worry about your own lives, which candidate issue after issue after issue is better. And I think the answer is by far Hillary Clinton."
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