Trump: "Some People Say That Was Not Obama's Birth Certificate"
JONATHAN KARL, ABC NEWS: You said a lot of things over the years that people say make you not serious. One of the big things is on the birth certificates.
DONALD TRUMP: Why does that make me not serious? I think that resonated with a lot of people.
KARL: But you don't question he was born in the United States, do you?
TRUMP: I have no idea.
KARL: Even at this point?
TRUMP: Well, I don't know. Was there a birth certificate? You tell me. You know some people say that was not his birth certificate. I'm saying I don't know. Nobody knows. You don't know either, Jonathan. You're a smart guy, you don't know either.
KARL: I'm pretty convinced he was born in this country.
TRUMP: Pretty? Ahh, pretty.
KARL: I am convinced.
TRUMP: No, you said pretty.
KARL: Totally, without question that he was born in the United States.
TRUMP: Excuse me. Jonathan, you said you're pretty convinced. Okay. Let's see what happens over time, but it's not my issue, Jonathan. My issue right now is much different. Wait a minute -- my issue is economic. Our country is being ripped apart by China and many other countries. That's my issue.
KARL: But on this issue --
TRUMP: You just said you're pretty sure. You're pretty sure, that's not acceptable, because, you know, you can't be pretty sure. You have to be 100% sure.
KARL: I'm sure. I'm a 100% sure.
TRUMP: I don't think you are. (This Week, August 11, 2013)
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