At Town Hall, Donald Trump Declines to Refute Voter Who Declares Obama a Muslim

posted on: Sep 18, 2015

At his first post-debate campaign event, Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday declined to refute a questioner who declared that Muslims are a “problem” in America and reiterated the long-debunked rumor that President Barack Obama is a Muslim.

The first question to Mr. Trump at a town hall rally in Rochester, N.H., came from a man who asserted, “We’ve got a problem in this country, it’s called Muslims. We know the president is one.” He added: “You know he’s not even an American.”

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump listens to a question during a town hall event in Rochester, N.H. Getty Images
The questioner went on to ask Mr. Trump what he would do to address Muslim “training camps” in the U.S., where people “want to kill us.” He concluded: “That’s my question. When can we get rid of ‘em?”

Mr. Trump acknowledged the question but didn’t refute the premise. “We’re going to be looking a lot of different things. A lot of people are saying that and a lot of people are saying bad things are happening out there.”

Mr. Trump, who in 2011 pushed the false notion that Mr. Obama is not a natural-born citizen and pushed for him to release his birth certificate until the White House finally did so, did not address the man’s contention that Mr. Obama, who is a Christian, is Muslim.

Source: blogs.wsj.com