The delicate dance between people who believe President Obama has illegitimately obtained his position as leader of the free world and Republicans who aspire to take that position away from him continues. Rep. Michele Bachmann visited Sean Hannity today to wink at supporters that she is considering a presidential run, and in an overt slap on the wrist to birther enthusiasts suggested all candidates should show their birth certificates publicly, too. “I take the President at his word,” Rep. Bachmann told Hannity in response to him soliciting her thoughts on the matter and, particularly, the Donald Trump media circus now drumming up the issue once more. She concluded her comments, additionally, by noting that “we have a lot of bigger fish to fry than this.” But somewhere in between, it sure sounded like Rep. Bachmann would sleep sounder at night if she could just see that birth certificate:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=112624