While Trump survived previous battles of this type, at least two things are different about the dispute with the Khans, analysts said: It is playing out in front of a larger general election audience and it involves very sympathetic opponents.
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Without mentioning Trump by name, President Barack Obama praised families that have lost members who were serving in the military. Khan’s emotional, impassioned speech at the Democratic Convention last week ignited a firestorm of harsh criticism of Trump after he disparaged Khan’s wife, Ghazala, who stood silently by her husband’s side as he issued a stern rebuke of the Republican candidate’s comments and positions involving Muslims. And he disputed their right to question his grasp of the Constitution. And Ghazala has become a quiet symbol of purity and virtue, earning not just our compassion and respect, but our tears as a Gold Star mother.
“Mr. Khan, who does not know me, viciously attacked me from the stage of the DNC and is now all over TV doing the same – Nice!” His son, Humayun Khan, died in the Iraq war in 2004. Aides say Trump often professes to understand the risks of fueling a controversy, but he can get drawn back.
The letter was released publicly on Monday by VoteVets.org, a left-leaning group dedicated to electing liberal veterans to Congress. Meredith is a Democrat but said this is a nonpartisan issue. To pour more salt in the wound, Clinton said that Smith and the father of Tyrone Woods, another Benghazi victim, might have suffered some sort of amnesia in their grief, which is why their accusation that she told them that a video was responsible for the assault might not be credible.
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“It did upset us because losing Carlos’ stepson impacted this family so much, that to say that any sacrifice Trump has gone through is equivalent is inappropriate”, Melida said. “You will see all faiths, genders and ethnicities”, Khan said.
George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Mitt Romney are all vocally opposed to Trump, leaving only McCain and Bob Dole, both of whom are war veterans. Khan said that problems could not be solved by building walls and sowing division. Her brother, Marine 1st Lt. Travis Manion, was killed in Iraq in 2007. “It was as though he just said it to us”, she told FOX25.
In his statement Monday, McCain said it was time for Trump “to set the example for our country and the future of the Republican Party”.
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says Gold Star families of service members killed in war deserve “unconditional love and support” for that sacrifice.
Khizr Khan and his wife, Ghazala, have made multiple television appearances since last week’s convention, when Khan criticized Trump’s proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country. They continue to inspire us every day, every moment. Army Spc. Christopher Neiberger was killed in Iraq in 2007. “Whoever saw me felt me in their heart”, she wrote.
“No one – no one – has given more for our freedom and our security”, the president said in a speech before the National Convention of Disabled American Veterans in Atlanta.
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“There is a responsibility for all of us when they cross the line and for me especially to cross the line with the military, to speak out against that and to reaffirm that we honor and appreciate their service and nothing that is said or done in politics changes that”. Instead, we’re now sucked into a media maelstrom that is wasting precious time attacking Hillary Clinton. McDermott reported from Providence, Rhode Island.
