Clinton slams Trump for not personally saying Obama born in US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slams Donald Trump for failing to acknowledge "with his own words" that President Obama was born in the United States, saying he "owes him and the American people an apology" for feeding into "bigotry and bias". Clinton's criticism comes after the Trump campaign issued a statement that attempted to finally shelve the "birther" controversy that hurt Trump's standing with minority voters. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES