Poll Finds Most Americans Uncertain of Trump’s Birthplace
April 26, 2011, 6:18 pm
By NATE SILVER
NYT
A new Gallup/USA Today poll finds significant doubt about whether Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and television personality who is considering a bid for presidency, was born in the United States.
According to the survey, just 43 percent of Americans believe that Mr. Trump was definitely born in the United States. Another 20 percent believe that he was probably born here. Some 7 percent of respondents told Gallup that Mr. Trump was probably or definitely born in another country, while 30 percent were uncertain.
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No, this poll is not a joke. We’re several weeks past April Fools’ Day. But it’s one that should encourage us to proceed more cautiously when we see similar numbers reported for President Obama.
There aren’t any good reasons to doubt that Mr. Trump, who has furnished a copy of his birth certificate, was born in the United States.
(More here.)
By NATE SILVER
NYT
A new Gallup/USA Today poll finds significant doubt about whether Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and television personality who is considering a bid for presidency, was born in the United States.
According to the survey, just 43 percent of Americans believe that Mr. Trump was definitely born in the United States. Another 20 percent believe that he was probably born here. Some 7 percent of respondents told Gallup that Mr. Trump was probably or definitely born in another country, while 30 percent were uncertain.
*-*
No, this poll is not a joke. We’re several weeks past April Fools’ Day. But it’s one that should encourage us to proceed more cautiously when we see similar numbers reported for President Obama.
There aren’t any good reasons to doubt that Mr. Trump, who has furnished a copy of his birth certificate, was born in the United States.
(More here.)
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1 Comments:
This should not be that much of a surprise, after all Mr. Trump is largely unknown.
Fortunately, A&E Biography profiled him:
Donald Trump was an energetic, assertive child, and his parents sent him to the New York Military Academy at age 13, hoping the discipline of the school would channel his energy in a positive manner.
Trump did well at the academy, both socially and academically, rising to be a star athlete and student leader by the time he graduated in 1964.
He entered Fordham University and then transferred to the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania from which he graduated in 1968 with a degree in economics.
Hmmmm … was there any events of importance in the mid'60s ... like VietNam ... help me out here, as I recall there was no lottery for the draft until after 1968, therefore, Mr. Trump would have been subject to the draft just as others of the time were … oh, sure there was a possibility of a deferment for education ( my memory is not good, but was that something that George Bush may have done)
or being married ( once again, my memory is not the best, but is that something that Dick Cheney did)
or both (gosh, these memory lapses are really kicking in, but is that something that Newt Gingrich did? I am not sure, but check with his first wife.)
So, let’s consider the facts :
Mr. Trump attended New York Military Academy;
in 1964, at the age of 18, Mr. Trump would have been required to register with the Selective Service at his draft board;
and in 1968, when Mr. Trump left college at the age of 22, he would have been ripe for the draft unless there was a deferment for real estate executives.
So in the spirit of asking for birth certificates and now President Obama's school records, would Mr. Trump provide his draft card and deferment records ?
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