In a press conference Monday with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Obama cited Trump’s recent criticisms of the Khan family and his lack of “basic knowledge” of foreign policy as evidence “that he’s woefully unprepared to do this job”.
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And 53 percent of Democrats said they are less likely to support Trump in November, while 6 percent are more likely following his comments on the Khan family.
“There has to be a point in which you say: ‘This is not somebody I can support for president of the United States, even if he purports to be a member of my party'”.
“What does this say about your party that this is your standard-bearer?” he asked, addressing the question to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Senator John McCain (R-Arizona), who have all criticized Trump’s remarks over the past week. The morning after accepting the Republican nomination at the party’s convention, he re-opened months-old grievances with primary rival Ted Cruz. “There has to be a point in which you say ‘enough'”.
Trump’s extraordinary claim – one he did not back up with any immediate evidence – would, if it became more than just an offhand comment, seem to threaten the tradition of peacefully contested elections and challenge the very essence of a fair democratic process.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump walks away after speaking to reporters before a town hall event, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. Obama said with exasperation. In another tweet, he says “This story is not about Mr. Khan, who is all over the place doing interviews, but rather RADICAL ISLAMIC terrorism and the U.S. Get smart!” Trump has sought to siphon off Sanders supporters and draw them to his campaign. I can not emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statement. Trump tweeted on August 1, several days after Khan gave his DNC speech.
“It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagements that probably cost his life”. “My suggestion would be, you know, go out there and try to win the election”.
Republican Mike Coffman, vulnerable in a competitive Colorado district, said he was “deeply offended when Donald Trump fails to honour the sacrifices of all of our courageous soldiers who were lost in that war”. He said of McCain: “I’ve always felt that he should have done a much better job for the vets”. Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt said the Khans “deserve to be heard and respected”. Blunt said in a statement.
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“No, I don’t think so, I think it is what it is”.
