Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Donald Trump repaid the “ultimate sacrifice” of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq with insults and degrading comments about Muslims, as the soldier’s bereaved father pressured Republican Party leaders to distance themselves from the GOP presidential nominee.
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Khizr Khan was a guest on “New Day” on CNN Monday with his wife Ghazala Khan, and delivered the criticism of Trump amid an extended plea for unity and empathy.
“Communities coming together is the solution”.
She told Republicans: “This is a time to pick country over party”.
“Every day I feel the pain of his loss”.
“That’s all I wish to convey to him”.
Khan continued to exhort Trump, saying that while there are policy steps to improve security, “let’s make those policies and implement them”.
Trump sent the tweet after his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, attempted to put an end to the story on Sunday with a statement declaring Humayun Khan an “American hero” and saying his parents, Khizr and Ghazala, “should be cherished by every American” for the sacrifice their son made to the country. I am a Gold Star mother. That is not our style. “We are a decent, dignified family of this country, very appreciative of the blessings that we have enjoyed.this is not our path”, Khan said of the high-profile conflict. John McCain – also denounced Trump’s attacks on the Khans, seemingly attempting to send a signal to their party’s new standard bearer to cease his criticisms of the Khans.
“Who wrote that? Did Hillary’s script writers write it?”
“I can not emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statement”. That initiated this conversation.
“Lastly, I’d like to say to Mr. and Mrs. Khan: thank you for immigrating to America. We want to maintain our dignity”, even as the couple kept up a round of TV appearances.
Thus far, various eviscerations from the late-night hosts – Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee – haven’t seemed to have much effect on Trump’s popularity. “You will not be our candidate”.
The billionaire real estate mogul has also told people around him that when answering questions on “This Week” about sacrifice, he was simply pointing out his own and not equating them to those of the Khan family, the person said. “We had been patiently subjected to the maligning of this candidate for a whole year”. “She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say”, Trump said, in an interview with ABC’s “This Week”. “I work very, very hard. So I’m thankful for everything that America has given me”.
Trump’s criticism of the Khans sparked a major attack from the Clinton campaign – and a severe backlash within his own party. On Monday morning, Arizona Sen.
“When Donald Trump is talking about Islam, he is ignorant”, she wrote. He has suggested that the likes of their son should not be allowed in the United States – to say nothing of entering its service.
Trump’s rebuke was unusual in the world of politics where officials only speak well of families whose loved ones die in service to their country.
While his statement, like that of congressional Republican leaders, fell short of rescinding his reluctant endorsement of Trump, it was a detailed and personal condemnation.
Blunt wrote, “I remember how much I anxious about my son Matt during his years of active duty. What they’ve sacrificed is just unbelievable”.
“I think I’ve made a lot of sacrifices”, said Trump to Stephanopoulos.
“One doesn’t know where the bottom is”.
Khizr Khan, who’s son Humayun, pictured left, was killed serving in the U.S. Army, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia July 28, 2016.
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“His wife, if you look at his wife, she was standing there, she had nothing to say”, Trump said during the interview with MSNBC.
