McCain, who has tangled with Trump before, most notably after Trump said past year that McCain was not a war hero because he had been “captured”, added: “While our party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us”. Or they can prop Trump up, try to maximize his vote – and thereby tarnish themselves for a generation.
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Ryan hailed Army Capt Humayun Khan, who was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2004, and said America’s greatness is built on the principles of liberty and preserved by the men and women who wear the uniform to defend it. “As I have said on numerous occasions, a religious test for entering our country is not reflective of these fundamental values”.
Trump lashed out at the Charlottesville family after Khizr Khan admonished Trump at last week’s Democratic National Convention. Aides say that while Trump often professes to understand the risks of fueling a controversy, he can get drawn back.
Republican Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war and the most prominent veteran in Congress, along with the commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, joined the chorus of condemnation, reflecting the highly regarded place the military and its veterans hold with many in the United States.
McCain has backed Trump despite a strained relationship and deep differences on policy, especially on the importance of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the containment of Russian Federation.
Donald Trump’s comments against father of a slain Pakistani-origin American Muslim soldier appears to have shaken the USA presidential race as his own party leaders came out openly against the Republican presidential nominee. She had nothing to say.
“I can not emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statements”. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry of Texas.
Other Republicans also rebuked the developer and former reality star, including Sen. Lindsey Graham of SC.
President Barack Obama did not mention Trump by name, but said military families who had lost loved ones in service should be honored for their sacrifice.
“Most people in this country, before this, did not know what a Gold Star family was, let alone what our sacrifice was”, Meredith said.
Graham, who has refused to endorse Trump, told the New York Times that the GOP nominee had crossed a line for the first time.
“You don’t attack one Gold Star family, because if you do, you’re attacking a lot of us”, Meredith, 62, of Mountain View, California, said Monday.
After Khizr Khan pulled a pocket-sized copy of the U.S. Constitution out of his jacket at the Democratic convention, sales have spiked on Amazon. He said Sunday that as the parents of a fallen solider, the Khans are off limits.
Several leading Republicans have weighed in to express support for the family. “There are certain sacrosanct subjects that no amount of wordsmithing can fix once crossed”.
“Your recent comments regarding the Khan family were repugnant, and personally offensive to us”. “When you say your job building buildings is akin to our sacrifice, you are attacking our sacrifice”.
Trump was referring to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Mr. Trump doubled down on Saturday night.
“If you look at his wife, she was standing there”.
“It doesn’t have to do anything with my religion”, she said on “Today”. “She had nothing to say…maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say. You tell me”, Trump said.
Trump’s off-the-cuff insults and controversial proposals such as the ban on Muslims and a plan to keep illegal immigrants out by building a wall along the Mexican border, have made many in the party establishment reluctant backers of his White House bid. “I work very, very hard”.
“Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery?”.
“Walking onto the convention stage, with a huge picture of my son behind me, I could hardly control myself”.
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“Am I not allowed to respond?”
