Dating back to World War I, the term “Gold Star” refers to the family members of those who have given their life in the defense of freedom. “I recognize that Donald Trump has his supporters throughout Monmouth County and that this position may not be popular with some, but the reality is that my sense of duty and my love of country will always come before any political or campaign considerations”. He, along with other veterans and their families, this week signed on to a letter condemning the attacks, and calling on Trump to apologize to the Khan family.
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Khan was critical of Trump in a Thursday night speech before the Democratic National Convention. “If I become President, I will make America safe again”.
“To all of you who served in Iraq, we saw your heroism in pushing out a dictator whose brutality must be condemned, never praised”, Obama said.
During his speech, Khizr Khan asked Trump if he’d ever read the United States Constitution, then pulled a copy from his jacket and said, “I’ll gladly lend you my copy”.
Trump also suggested in the transcript of an interview with ABC shared on his website that Khan’s wife Ghazela was not allowed to talk, stating: “She had nothing to say”. A Washington Post report said Martinez criticized Trump at an event at the “mansion of billionaire David Koch”. I can not emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statement.
Not mentioning Trump by name, Scott went on to seemingly characterize the entire kerfuffle as a distraction from the general election, on which he said Republicans needed to hone in, now.
Trump first criticized McCain last summer during a town hall in Iowa when he questioned whether McCain, a Vietnam War pilot who spent several years undergoing torture as a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down, should really be considered a hero. John McCain, who Khan says was a source of encouragement for him during his son’s deployment.
McCain finally stood up to the big the bully of the Grand Old Party.
Republican Senator John McCain slammed Donald Trump on Monday for disparaging the Muslim family of a slain American soldier, and demanded that his party’s presidential candidate set an example for the country.
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Among Trump’s most recent comments was a Tweet sent Monday claiming he was “viciously attacked” by the Kahns. ” His ongoing obsession with attacking anyone who criticizes him has turned what might otherwise have been a one-day news event into a multi-day PR fiasco that has Republicans and other conservatives around the country – including veterans groups like VoteVets.org and the VFW – excoriating Trump in press releases and statements”.
