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My friend Andy Borowitz has made a startling discovery. In a stunning announcement that took even political insiders by surprise, Andy has revealed that President Barack Obama ran for President of Kenya in 2005 but was disqualified when a birth certificate surfaced showing he was born in the United States.
Andy was able to flush out the President, who had to immediately call a press conference at the White House. Mr. Obama spoke for the first time about his little-known unsuccessful foray into Kenyan politics: “Like every American boy or girl, I grew up with the dream of someday becoming President of Kenya.”
But soon after he entered the race Andy says, political opponents began spreading rumors that he was not “a real Kenyan,” the President said, and foiled his bid by disseminating copies of his authentic American birth certificate.
“I guess I didn’t look into the rules closely enough before I ran,” the President admitted. “I got caught up in the excitement of being President of Kenya and I guess I just got carried away.”
Andy also reported that Lisimba Ogongo, a Nairobi talk radio host who spearheaded the effort to unearth Mr. Obama’s U.S. birth certificate, confirmed Mr. Obama’s version of events today.
“I felt strongly that the people of Kenya deserved the truth,” Mr. Ogongo said. “We were not about to elect a President of Kenya who was really a secret Hawaiian.”
Andy’s other flash news reports? Donald Trump found himself under renewed pressure to produce all of his authentic marriage certificates, believed to number in the thousands. To read Andy Borowitz’s daily thoughts, just Click Here.