Tonight, Secretary Clinton held Donald Trump accountable for his shameful and race-driven accusations that President Obama wasn’t born in America. This exchange only highlighted the fact that Congressman Mike Coffman joined Trump in feeding into disgusting birther conspiracies.
Background:
Coffman Said Obama Was In His Heart “Not An American” And Questioned The President’s Birthplace. “At a May 12 fundraiser at the Elbert County Fairgrounds, Coffman wrapped up a 12-minute speech to donors with an unprompted discussion of President Obama’s citizenship and national identification. ‘I don’t know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America. I don’t know that,’ Coffman said. ‘But I do know this, that in his heart, he’s not an American. He’s just not an American.’” [Denver Post, 5/16/12]