“Time and time again, Trump has disrespected our nation’s armed forces and veterans, and his disrespect for Mr. Khan and his family is just an example of that”, she said.
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Catherine Byrne, the mother of Raymond Harmon, who is now deployed in the Persian Gulf, asked Pence about Trump’s treatment of Muslim parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, whose son, a decorated Army veteran, was killed in Iraq in 2004.
Flanked by veterans and families who’ve lost loved ones at war, Inslee then called on his gubernatorial opponent to disavow Trump.
“There’s just a lot more important things going on”, she said, adding that she isn’t offended by Trump’s reaction to Khan, and neither are most of the people she knows. She had nothing to say.
“He said: ‘It’s more money than we can afford, but I want you to have it for your campaign, ‘ ” Trump said. His wife, Ghazala Khan, stood silently at his side.
“You have sacrificed nothing and no one”, Khizr Khan said. I was in pain. I’m not a fighter.
Women from two Gold Star families here in Maine say Trump’s remarks have left them conflicted over his candidacy, while Maine Sen.
Gov. Chris Christie says that it is inappropriate to criticize the parents of an American soldier killed in Iraq. I can not emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statement. “We do not support or oppose candidates or parties”. “I’d like to hear his wife say something”, Trump told the New York Times. They served our country. When you question a mother’s pain, by implying that her religion, not her grief, kept her from addressing an arena of people, you are attacking us.
In an interesting development, the United States of America is witnessing a sudden surge in sales of pocket versions of the USA constitution.
Khizr Khan, who was born in Pakistan, told BBC News that Trump can not expect to insult women, judges, and members of his own party, and not face criticism. “It’s ok, it’s ok”, he said to the crowd.
When asked if Trump would endorse Ryan, the candidate said, “I’m not sure I’m there yet”, echoing Ryan’s own words to CNN about endorsing Trump in May.
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CCTV America’s Elaine Reyes sat down with Khizr Khan and talked to him about his son, the speech’s impact and some of the world events that are taking center stage in the USA presidential campaign.
