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Romney’s nomination Trumped by ‘birther’ chatter

Mitt Romney officially claimed the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, but much of the reaction to his win is instead centering on Donald Trump’s “birther” talks. New York Magazine’s John Heilemann, former RNC chair Michael Steele, The Hill’s Karen Finney, and The New York Times Magazine’s Hugo Lindgren discuss the optics of Romney’s fundraising partnership with Trump.