President claims his father was born in Germany — but birth certificate says otherwise

DONALD Trump isn’t exactly known for being a straight talker. But a photo has caught out one of his latest and weirdest fibs.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has been caught telling yet another whopper after claiming his father was born in Germany.

During his recent visit to Europe, the 72-year-old insisted in an interview with CBS Newsthat both his parents originated from countries which now belong to the European Union.

“Don’t forget both my parents were born in EU sectors, okay? I mean, my mother was Scotland, my father was Germany,” he said.

“And you know I love those countries.”

In that interview, Mr Trump stated that the EU was one of America’s biggest enemies, although he stressed his own personal affection for the region.

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And he continued with the odd claim during a media conference following the NATO summit in the Belgian capital Brussels, saying: “I have great respect for Germany. My father is from Germany.

“Both my parents are from the EU, despite the fact that they don’t treat us well on trade,” he said.

Donald Trump with his father Fred Trump — who was definitely not born in Germany. Picture: Ron Galella/WireImage

There’s only one problem — his father Frederick Trump was actually born in The Bronx in New York City in 1905.

And there’s photographic evidence of Trump Sr’s birth certificate to prove it, thanks to an investigation by The Smoking Gun.

Donald Trump has recently claimed that his father was born in Germany. But NYC birth records disagree with the confused POTUS: https://t.co/g3TnCoznLC pic.twitter.com/b2dzH5U3eM

— The Smoking Gun (@tsgnews) July 17, 2018

A reporter from the publication found the document recently after sifting through Department of Health microfilm reels at New York City’s Municipal Archives, which proves that once again, POTUS has been busted telling porkies.

The certificate proves the elder Trump was born at 539 East 177 Street to German immigrant parents Elisabeth and Friedrich Trump, who immigrated to the US in the late 19th century.

But the President’s claim about his own father’s birth are all the more bizarre given he relentlessly pressured former president Barack Obama to make his own birth certificate public for years on end.

Donald Trump saying twice in The last few weeks that his father was born in Germany should be enough to require a complete mental evaluation.

— Mel (@MelWebster) July 19, 2018

In today's news... #Trump keeps saying his father was born in Germany – he wasn't (Germans sigh with relief) https://t.co/LqiCcjGdZe

— Dave Baxter (@PhysioDean) July 18, 2018

What? Trump: “I have great respect for Germany; my father is from Germany,”

“Both of my parents are from the EU, despite the fact they don’t treat us well on trade.”

Trump’s mother was from Scotland, but his father, Fred Trump, was born in the Bronx in 1905. Did he forget?

— Berte' A Simon (@FastBerte) July 18, 2018

That campaign related to the common rumour that Obama was actually born in Kenya — his father Barack Obama Sr’s country of origin — and not in Hawaii as claimed.

If true, it would have ruled him out of the presidential race, as a US leader must be born on home soil, according to the US Constitution.

Fred Trump was actually born in New York in 1905 — although his mother was born in Scotland in 1912. Picture: Ron Galella/WireImage

Trump’s latest untruth has been met with confusion and amusement on social media — although many believe he chose to lie about his father’s birth in a bid to soften the blow of his tough anti-Europe stance.

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