And while Brown said he knows how Trump “feels about the men and women who’ve given their lives” and stood by his support of the media mogul, he expressed frustration that Trump had shot himself in the foot once again by insulting the family of a slain soldier.
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When I asked Sebastian for comment on Trump’s comments attacking the Khans, he said: “Senator Ward would disagree with that”.
Senator John McCain (R-AZ), a former POW, along with the Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), joined the condemnation, reflecting the highly regarded place the military and its Veterans hold with many in the United States.
“I think the Democrats laid a trap for him”, said Tom McClanahan, a 54-year-old from Johnston, Ohio.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Cumberland Valley High School, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in Mechanicsburg, Pa. “Our Gold Star families have made a sacrifice that most of us can not even begin to imagine”. “They certainly have mine”. Trump took to Twitter saying: “Captain Khan killed 12 years ago was a hero, but this is about radical Islam terror and the weakness of our leaders to eradicate it”.
Said Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri: “My advice to Donald Trump has been and will continue to be to focus on jobs and national security and stop responding to every criticism whether it’s from a grieving family or Hillary Clinton”.
Trump broke a political and societal taboo over the weekend when he criticized Khizr and Ghazala Khan.
“There’s no question that Donald Trump is making it very hard for House and Senate candidates who are running on the ballot in November”, said Brian Walsh, a GOP strategist and former spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
“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!”
Those who have worked with Trump say that in private meetings, he can often appear amenable to putting a controversy aside. Recent surveys of Pennsylvania – a state Trump has said he can win – have shown Clinton ahead by up to 9 points.
Khizr Kahn delivered an emotional address at last week’s Democratic convention, with his wife standing by his side.
“Do you think he’s wrong on this?” host Gayle King asked.
It also said: “Captain Khan and thousands of other courageous American military members might still be alive today if Hillary Clinton had exercised better judgment and not created the hostile environment for our military in the Middle East. Iraq, Syria, Libya and Iran are areas of upheaval and unrest that are actively acting against American interests”. “Get smart!” Donald Trump said Monday on Twitter. The billionaire businessman challenged that assertion and also implied Ghazala Khan’s religion prevented her from speaking.
Speaking at a Disabled American Veterans conference in Georgia, Mr Obama stood firmly agains “the trash-talking” of USA military and disrespecting the families of fallen soldiers.
Trump’s stump speech features a refrain about how “badly” veterans are treated, and he has promised to make changes as president. We owe them and their families the utmost respect.
According to the website, the KM Khan Law Office specializes in “immigration services” to bring Muslims into the USA, which presents a clash with Donald Trump’s suggested policy to limit Muslim immigration into the U.S., hence the attack.
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Khizr Khan, whose son died in a 2004 suicide bombing in Iraq, has gone head to head with the insult-dishing White House candidate in a confrontation that has dominated the US news cycle for days.
