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Doc Rivers: “The birther, that's what started it. People got behind that…”

Featuring: Doc Rivers, Head Coach, Milwaukee Bucks | National

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Nicolle Wallace and Doc Rivers Discuss Politics, Sports, and Social Change

Published | Video Starts at 35:01

I mean, there are plenty of political and policy debates that they started in this country, but the effort to delegitimize them, to now continue the vitriol against them, it's extraordinary. It's what started it. You're right. The birther, that's what started it. People got behind that. That's as racist as it gets. Comes if we're just keeping that real. And the reason they're still on the Obamas, they're scared of Michelle. You know, one thing my read is like, would never. Never. (35:01–35:07)

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Asserts that the birther movement was a racist initiative that people supported.

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