My son is now serving in the US air force.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.
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Army captain Humayun Khan was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2004.
The furor began after Trump suggested that Ghazala Khan, the mother of a slain USA soldier, was restricted from speaking alongside her husband at the convention because her Muslim religion prohibits it. “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”.
Ohio Governor John Kasich in response to the episode tweeted that “There’s only one way to talk about Gold Star parents: with honour and respect”. In this document, look for the words “liberty” and ‘equal protection of law, ‘ ” said the. “He laid down his life for his country and left behind two grieving parents who have every right to voice their opinions in the political process”. He also said he was “viciously attacked” by Khizr Khan.
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 US presidential campaign.
“What he said was completely asinine”, she says.
McCain’s comments mark his harshest rebuke to date of a presidential nominee he has pledged to support, despite Trump’s smear of McCain’s own military service.
Trump had criticized Khan’s speech and subsequent TV appearances via Twitter, but later followed up saying that “story is not about Mr. Khan. but rather RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORISM and the U.S. Get smart!” She said she did so after seeing so much “hurt and anger” among Gold Star families on social media. “Hillary voted for the Iraq war, not me!”
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On President Barack Obama, who said Tuesday that Trump was “unfit” to be president, the mogul told WJLA, “He’s a awful president. I work very, very hard”, he said. He also made comments widening the rift between himself and Republicans who have criticized his comments on the Khans. He took a moment to honor Byrne’s son and his service to the country before responding to her question.
