Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii, the son of a Kenyan man and a U.S. woman. While conceding the issue of Obama's nationality, Trump took a swipe at Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Following publication of that exchange, the Trump campaign signaled that the candidate would make a statement about Obama's birthplace on Friday. "Mr. President, Donald Trump is now finally acknowledging that, yes, you were born in America. "For five years, he has led the birther movement to delegitimize our first black president.

Source: Fox News September 16, 2016 23:26 UTC