birtherism
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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I mean, I know what birtherism was about in terms of what the… I guess I am confused at your question.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 29, 2019
Mr. McCain laudably disputed her birtherism allegation, but in defending Mr. Obama by saying “No ma’am, he’s a decent family man and citizen,” he did not mention her allegation of untrustworthiness.
From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2018
Lester Holt may not be the most forceful interlocutor in the history of journalism, but he gently pressed Trump on birtherism and taxes.
From Slate • Sep. 27, 2016
Like the 90s or herpes simplex, birtherism is back, if it ever even went out of fashion.
From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2016
He went on to resurrect the elephant in the room – birtherism — which in many ways propelled Trump into the world of politics and has put him in Obama’s crosshairs in the past.
From MSNBC • Dec. 21, 2015
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