On Monday Trump continued to fend off criticism over his response to the family of fallen American war hero Humayun Khan by blaming former president George W. Bush for the soldier’s death. Trump’s dispute with the Khans has dominated the White House campaign in recent days and underlined the uneasy alliance between many leading Republicans and the party’s freewheeling, unorthodox nominee for the November 8 election.
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“We all know Mr. Trump”. A similar appeal was made to Republicans in the House of Representatives, according to a senior aide.
Obama has said the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, is one of the most qualified people to have ever run for the office. Wasinger refused to comment when contacted by telephone.
For some of Trump’s allies, the dispute is just the latest example of a troubling pattern: The real estate mogul hitting back at perceived slights or insults, regardless of the political implications. “For him to attack a Gold Star family and not understand the grief that Mrs. Khan was going through and why she wouldn’t have spoken, just validated my feelings toward Mr. Trump as an unfeeling, empty person”. But, in the rush to condemn it, it is easy to lose sight of why the Khans lost their son in the first place and what that tells us about our attitudes to Muslims.
Ryan and Trump have disagreed on some issues, and the Wisconsin Republican was somewhat slow in endorsing Trump even after he wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination.
“It’s not about a soldier, who’s an awesome guy”, he said. When Trump appeared Monday in Columbus, Ohio, vulnerable GOP Sen.
He captured the attention of millions at the Democratic National Convention.
The celebrity businessman – who has been known to dabble in conspiracy theories, including claims that U.S. President Barack Obama was not born in the United States and, more recently, that Sen. They represent the very best of our country.
People familiar with the Clinton drive say the Democratic nominee herself has spoken to Republican business leaders, including Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chief Executive Meg Whitman, who endorsed Clinton on Tuesday.
Trump has not apologized to the family. A growing number of GOP lawmakers are voicing concern about Trump’s comments, but none have so far revoked support for the businessman in the White House campaign. “If I were president, his son wouldn’t have died, because I wouldn’t have been in the war, if I was president back then”. He says Hillary Clinton has pledged to make that investment. In calling out Donald Trump, Khizr Khan spoke to what was best in America.
Trump has tried to shift focus from the Khans. Trump said Monday on Twitter.
The group said Trump’s characterization of Khan’s mother – suggesting in an appearance on ABC that she stood silently during her husband’s speech because her religion forbids her from speaking publicly – “is vile beyond words”. Now the Lowville man has something to say to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Donald Trump said Wednesday during a campaign rally here that he met with the families of six service members who were killed in combat.
“The notion that he would attack a Gold Star family that made such extraordinary sacrifices. means that he is woefully unprepared to do this job”.
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“This goes beyond politics”.
