If Donald Trump is so interested in birth certificates, he should ask Republican rival Mitt Romney to produce his.
That could finally solve the mild Mitt-stery surrounding Romney’s given name.
His first name is “Willard,’’ after the hotel magnate J. Willard Marriott, his father’s best friend.
His middle name comes from his father’s cousin, who played quarterback for the Chicago Bears from 1925 to 1929. That cousin’s name was “Milton’’ and his nickname was “Mitt’’ — a totally understandable preference for a football player or a presidential candidate. But what does the birth certificate belonging to the presidential candidate actually state?
Four years ago, I asked Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom to settle the matter.
“It’s Willard Mitt Romney on the birth certificate,’’ he replied, via e-mail.
Could I see it? I asked. “Sure. He was born in Detroit. City Hall should have it,’’ he e-mailed back.
Full story: The political name game