Trump’s specific reason for advancing such a suggestion isn’t clear. He has repeatedly questioned Obama’s American birth and accused Obama of treason for spying on his 2016 campaign without proof.

“I actually call pit bulls the Donald Trump of the dog world,” the wife of Eric Trump continued. “Because they’ve been mischaracterized by the media, they’ve been demonized in so many different ways ...

One particularly eyebrow-raising question came from Cara Castronuova of Lindell TV — an online outlet bankrolled by MyPillow ...