Donald Trump alleged that Barack Obama was born outside of the United States .
These have included Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories from 2011 ( `` birther '' theories ) ; that Barack Obama was not born in the United States ; In 2011 , Trump took credit for pushing the White House to release Obama 's `` long-form '' birth certificate , while raising doubt about its legitimacy , and in 2016 admitted that Obama was a natural-born citizen from Hawaii .
Veracity of statements by Donald Trump