In lengthy Twitter rant, Hillary Clinton calls Donald Trump's birther antics 'deplorable' and 'asinine'

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In lengthy Twitter rant, Hillary Clinton calls Donald Trump's birther antics 'deplorable' and 'asinine'

September 16, 2016

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Donald Trump's admission Friday that President Obama was indeed born in the United States unleashed an epic tweetstorm from Hillary Clinton's official Twitter account. In the barrage, Team Clinton called Trump's reversal — and lack of apology for promoting the birther theory in the first place — a "disgrace." And that was just the tip of the iceberg:

Expressing zero regret for years of pushing a racist conspiracy theory, Trump again appointed himself judge & jury on @POTUS's citizenship.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2016

Leading the birther movement is deplorable. Attempting to say it "did a great service" to the president who Trump attacked is asinine.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2016

When Trump tries to deflect blame for denying that @POTUS was born in America, he is lying. https://t.co/lje3lKrZQy pic.twitter.com/yq9IWnvXUc
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2016

This shouldn't have to be said: You don’t just get to say someone else did the worst things you’ve done. It doesn’t work. No one buys it.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2016

Trump has spent years peddling a racist conspiracy aimed at undermining the first African American president. He can't just take it back.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2016

The birther lie is what turned Trump from an ordinary reality TV star into a political figure. That origin story can't be unwritten.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2016

Trump’s birtherism stems from the same innate beliefs that led to discriminating against black tenants early in his career. Can't be undone.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2016

What Trump should do: for once in his life, own up to his mistakes. Apologize to the President, and to the American people.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2016

What Trump just did is a disgrace.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2016

Trump, surprisingly, hasn't yet taken to Twitter to respond.