Donald Trump dodged a question that called Obama a Muslim

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump began his campaign rally Thursday in New Hampshire by taking questions from the crowd.

The first questioner called US President Barack Obama a Muslim, accused him of not being an American, and asked Trump when America can get rid of Muslim "training camps" in the US.

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"We have a problem in this country — it's called Muslims," the man said. "We know our current president is one. You know he's not even an American — birth certificate, man! We have training camps growing, where they want to kill us. That's my question. When can we get rid of them?"

Trump responded by steering clear of the question entirely and giving a vague catch-all statement before quickly calling for another question.

"We're going to be looking at a lot of different things, and a lot of people are saying that and saying that bad things are happening out there. We're going to be looking at that and plenty of other things," said Trump.

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The incident looks like classic off-the-cuff damage control, but it does raise issues for a campaign already frequently immersed in controversy.

Trump did not correct the blatant falsehood that Obama is a Muslim, nor did he address the questioner calling American Muslims "a problem."

The episode also calls to mind that Trump was and still is a "birther," despite the White Housereleasing Obama's birth certificate four years ago. Of course, this may not be an issue with Trump's supporters, many of whom, according to recent polls, do believe that the president is a Muslim who was born outside the United States.

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