Launches birther campaign on GMA: "I want to see the birth certificate"

In a pivotal interview with Ashleigh Banfield on 'Good Morning America,' Donald Trump publicly launched his birther crusade. When Banfield asked if he thought President Obama was born in the U.S., Trump refused to say yes, instead declaring, "I want to see the birth certificate." He claimed the certification of live birth Obama had already released was "not a birth certificate" and suggested there might be "something on that birth certificate that he doesn't like," such as his religion. The interview marked the moment Trump moved birtherism from the fringe to the center of his political brand.

"I want to see the birth certificate... There's something on that birth certificate that he doesn't like." — Interview with Ashleigh Banfield on GMA