Coffman is culpable in this as well, with his comments about Obama "not being an American in his heart." Coffman's rebuke is too little, too late. He and the entire GOP have set this tone for more than 20 years, going back at least to Newt Gingrich's reign as House Speaker. Coffman was happy to go along for the ride until now, when it appears that the tide of public opinion is turning against Trump and his antics.