Trump had suggested that Ghazala Khan, whose son was killed by a vehicle bomber in Iraq in 2004, may not have been “allowed” to speak during a convention appearance with her husband. Khan had spoken against Trump at the Democratic National Convention last week, calling Trump’s proposal to ban Muslim immigration risky.
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She penned an op-ed in the Washington Post Sunday, explaining why she stood silent as her husband spoke so passionately against Trump at the DNC.
GOP candidate Donald Trump told the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq their son “would still be alive” if he had been president at the time. At the age of 27, the Humayun Khan was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2004, but in trying to stop the attempted attack he potentially saved the lives his fellow soldiers inside a USA military compound.
Trump added: “If you look at his wife, she was standing there”, Trump added. And it was very nervous because I can not see my son’s picture, and I can not even come in the room where his pictures are. The campaign for Ryan, who holds a comfortable lead over Nehlen in voting projections, said in a statement, “Neither Speaker Ryan nor anyone on his team has ever asked for Donald Trump’s endorsement”. “I don’t think I’m offended because if someone doesn’t know about Islam what do you expect from him to say?” “He suggested that the likes of their son should not be allowed in the United States-to say nothing of entering its service”. Either you’re a resident of upstate New York’s 22nd district, which he serves in the House of Representatives, or you recall his name from the few Republican dissenters who labeled Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi hearings as “witch hunts.”
What’s more, she said, she’s ready to vote for Clinton in Florida if it appears Republican nominee Trump will take the state. We need to respect that family and make sure that family is honored and not criticized.
Her campaign ended July with more than $58 million in cash, a boost from $44.4 million at the end of June, her campaign said Tuesday. And he should listen to America, what America and the world is telling about the remarks, about the lack of empathy.
“Am I supposed to not have the right to at least say something back?”
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Khan also responded to an event earlier in the day in Virginia, where Trump was gifted a Purple Heart by a soldier, saying the candidate should have returned the medal. He said the focus should be on “radical Islamic terrorism”, not the parents.
