She added that she was “appalled that Donald Trump would disparage” the Khan family, and that The Donald “had the gall to compare his own sacrifices to those of a Gold Star family”. Khizr Khan said Trump’s proposals would have barred his son from immigrating to the United States because they are Muslims.
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“I’m exercising my rights for freedom of speech”, Khan said.
Father of American Muslim soldier killed in combat blasts Trump in DNC speechThe couple’s son died while serving as a captain in Iraq.
Trump has questioned whether Ghazala Khan had remained silent as her husband spoke because she was not allowed to talk. “Walking onto the convention stage, with a huge picture of my son behind me, I could hardly control myself”. We are as concerned as Donald Trump is about the safety of this country. “Does he really need to wonder why I did not speak?”
And while Brown said he knows how Trump “feels about the men and women who’ve given their lives” and stood by his support of the media mogul, he expressed frustration that Trump had shot himself in the foot once again by insulting the family of a slain soldier.
Some prominent republicans, like Nitch McConnell and Paul Ryan are distancing themselves from Trump’s comments.
Khizr Khan, with his wife Ghazala, holds his copy of the U.S. Constitution while addressing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on July 28 at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Before Rubio’s comments were circulated to members of the media, Democratic challenger Rep. Patrick Murphy said Rubio would show he “does not have the courage” to be a senator if he does not step back from supporting Trump.
“Whatever your nationality or your ethnic background or religion”, said Tony Dowell, who brought his children to Khan’s grave, “you can still be an American hero. Hillary voted for the Iraq war, not me!” he tweeted.
His statement on Monday echoed others issued in recent days by prominent Republicans such as Arizona Sen.
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Trump had criticized Khan’s speech and subsequent TV appearances via Twitter, but later followed up saying that “story is not about Mr. Khan… but rather RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISM and the U.S. Get smart!” Her comments were in reaction to Trump’s “I like people who weren’t captured” comment last summer about the senator, who was a Vietnam War prisoner of war.
