Donald Trump is headed to Wisconsin, where some of the state’s Republican officials have been distancing themselves from politically charged comments he made about the parents of a soldier killed in action. “He suggested that the likes of their son should not be allowed in the United States-to say nothing of entering its service”.
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It will not do for Republicans to say they denounce Mr. Trump’s personal slanders; his nativism and protectionism and isolationism; his mendacity and meanness and crassness; his disdain for constitutional protections-and still campaign for his election.
Like Pence, many Republicans have responded to the Khan feud by claiming Trump didn’t mean what he said, or that his views don’t represent the party that nominated him.
For the past several days, Trump has been in a war of words with the parents of Capt. Humayun Khan, who was killed by a suicide bomber in 2004. In it, Khan offered tough pushback to Trump’s proposed temporary ban on Muslim immigration and an emotional story about his son who died fighting in the Iraq War. “Let me ask you, have you even read the United States Constitution?” He didn’t mention Trump by name but implicitly rebuked him for criticizing the Khan family.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump walks away after speaking to reporters before a town hall event, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio.
“I implore those patriotic Americans that would probably vote for Donald Trump in November, I appeal to them, not to vote for hatred, not to vote for fear-mongering”, Khan said on NBC’s “Meet the Press”.
McCain said at fund-raiser in the spring that Trump’s spot at the top of the ticket made McCain’s Senate re-election campaign the “race of my life”.
Khizr Khan, whose speech at the Democratic National Convention about his slain son has garnered admiration from Democrats and some Republicans, but ire from Donald Trump, says the candidate needs to have “patience and tolerance for criticism”.
“I think I’ve made a lot of sacrifices”. On the table for discussion were Trump’s recent Islamophobic comments following a powerful speech delivered by Humayun’s father, Khizr Khan, at the Democratic National Convention. Trump said an interview with NBC’s George Stephanopoulos on Sunday. A survey conducted after the row showed that the whole affair was working to Clinton’s advantage who led 52 percent to 43 percent in a CNN-ORC survey and 47 percent to 41 percent in CBS news survey.
Soon after McCain’s criticism, many other party Senators also lambasted Trump for his remarks against the family.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, said in a statement: “There used to be some things that were sacred in American politics-that you don’t do-like criticizing the parents of a fallen soldier even if they criticize you”.
Gibson’s statement followed comments issued Monday by Republican Sen.
Trump has tried to shift focus from the Khans.
“No one – no one has given more for our freedom and our security than our Gold Star families”, Obama said.
In his statement, McCain recalled how Humayun Khan died, saying that when a suicide bomber aimed his vehicle towards a building housing hundreds of USA soldiers, the captain told his subordinates to stay away, then ran towards it.
Few high-profile Republicans have backed Trump in his battle with the Khans.
On Monday, Trump renewed his assault, tweeting: “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!”
Trump’s remarks have drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
In response, Trump questioned if the Khans’ comments were written by the campaign of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
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President Barack Obama weighed in on Tuesday, declaring that Trump is unfit to be president and questioning why GOP leaders including Ryan, McConnell and McCain continue to support him. The talking points also noted that Trump “wants to end radical Islamic terror, so that our soldiers like Mr. Khan’s son will be safe”.
