by Andrew Beatty WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – After years of fueling conspiracy theories, Republican White House nominee Donald Trump admitted that President Barack Obama is an American citizen in a much-hyped and nationally televised event Friday. “President Barack Obama was born in the United States, period,” Trump said, as his campaign tried to silence damaging charges of racism. Trump pointedly did not apologize, and repeated false allegations that Hillary Clinton started the so-called […]