But the mother, Ghazala Khan, would have none of it and forcefully responded to Trump in an op-ed in The Washington Post on Sunday. “There’s only one way to talk about Gold Star parents”, Kasich wrote. Am I not allowed to respond? “Hillary voted for the Iraq war, not me!”
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Khan, whose son Humayun was killed in Iraq in 2004, said at the Democratic convention that Trump had “sacrificed nothing and no one” for the United States. “He is a black soul, and this is totally unfit for the leadership of this lovely country”. But neither statement mentioned Trump by name or repudiated him. Clinton said that Trump’s comments only serve to reinforce “the doubts that many Americans should have about his campaign”.
Khan said McConnell and Ryan must speak out against Trump.
“This shouldn’t be hard”, Reid said.
Trump stirred bipartisan outrage for his back and forth with the Khans.
She ended by criticizing Trumps’ comments about sacrifice.
“There has been outpouring of support and rebuke of Trump”, he said. I don’t know what it is. “That’s just not how I was raised”.
“When Donald Trump is talking about Islam, he is ignorant”. They had strongly denounced Mr Trump during the Democratic National Convention.
Khizr Khan invited the Republican nominee to read the U.S. Constitution and visit the graves of American soldiers from many backgrounds at Arlington National Cemetery.
Khan’s father, Khizr, delivered a moving speech at the Democratic National Convention. “She was extremely quiet and looked like she had nothing to say”. In Ashland, Clinton said that she “respect[s] and honor[s] the service of Captain Khan and the extraordinary dignity and bravery of his parents”.
“Donald Trump said he has made a lot of sacrifices”. “America’s greatness is built on the principles of liberty and preserved by the men and women who wear the uniform to defend it”, said Ryan.
Trump later sought to tone down the remarks, issuing a statement in which he called Humayun “a hero”.
Ghazala Khan has said she didn’t speak because she’s still overwhelmed by her grief and can’t even look at photos of her son without crying.
Saturday night in Youngstown, Clinton said, “Donald Trump is not a normal presidential candidate”. Trump has spoken out against the speech.
“Who wrote that? Did (Democratic rival) Hillary (Clinton)’s script writers write it?”
“I think my popularity with the vets is through the roof”.
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“Two things are absolutely necessary in any leader or any person who aspires, wishes, to be a leader. Together, we should pray for his family”, he said. He was highly criticized for that ad hominem attack, but didn’t stop, telling George Stephanopoulos in an interview that, in fact, he had sacrificed a lot by, in his words, employing “thousands and thousands of people”.
