"You're fired!" That's what Donald Trump wants the country to say to President Obama. In a big way. Trump has been the front man for the conspiracy theorist group of birthers who insist that Obama pulled off the stunt of all stunts: convinced an entire nation, world even, that he was born somewhere he wasn't. Trump's insistence on pressing the issue has put him under attack by his own people and even, wait for it, comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
The New York Post reports that Seinfeld canceled his September 13th spot in an event hosted by Trump's son to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Seinfeld has a reputation lately for shaking things up. Last week he openly mocked the royal wedding in Great Britain, calling it a "circus act" while speaking live on British television. This wasn't quite the public spectacle; nevertheless, Trump wasn't amused.
This article appears in Apr 21-27, 2011.