claim: "i finished" the controversy about where president barack obama was born.
author: donald trump
evidence_1: sep 16, 2016 ... donald trump himself won't say it, but his campaign is now declaring that the he  now believes that president obama was born in the united states.
evidence_2: sep 16, 2016 ... trump's statement in full: "hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the  birther controversy. i finished it. i finished it. you know what i mean. president  barack obama was born in the united states, period. now we all want to get  back to making america strong and great again." earlier in the week, ...
evidence_3: sep 16, 2016 ... "hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. i  finished it," trump charged. "president barack obama was born in the united  states, period." the reversal came during a press event in washington after a 25- minute parade of military veterans and medal of honor recipients lauded ...
evidence_4: sep 18, 2016 ... “hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. i  finished it,” trump said. “president barack obama was born in the united states,  period.” a press release issued by trump's campaign staff elaborated on the  accusation: hillary clinton's campaign first raised this issue to smear ...
evidence_5: sep 16, 2016 ... now, not to mention her in the same breath, but hillary clinton and her campaign  of 2008 started the birther controversy. i finished it. i finished it. you know what i  mean. president barack obama was born in the united states, period. now we  all want to get back to making america strong and great again.