Khan’s parents were thrown into the national spotlight last week after they gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention that criticized Trump. Hannity denounced the gesture as political theater. “She probably – maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say”, Trump said. “So is it possible that this is all about politics here?” “To me it’s really a matter of character for Mr. Trump”.
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“The most painful thing that could happen is losing a child, and offending someone who has gone through that is the lowest of the lows”, she said. Now, there are also questions surrounding Trump’s explanations of how he avoided military service in the Vietnam war.
Rather than rallying behind the Republican nominee in the dispute, several party leaders backed the Khan family, including Republican party Chairman Reince Priebus, who said Gold Star families should be “off limits”.
“You have sacrificed nothing and no one”, Khan told Trump from the DNC stage.
Christie would not say whether he spoke with Trump about the controversy. So I’ve always had a hard time with John for that reason, because our vets are not being treated properly.
“It’s not about a soldier, who’s an fantastic guy”, he said. “Hillary voted for the Iraq war, not me!”
The Gold Star father’s comments prompted a response from Donald Trump.
In the days following Khan’s speech, Trump suggested that Khan’s wife, Ghazala, did not speak at the convention because of the female subservience expected in some more traditional sects of Islam.
Members of the crowd of Trump supporters then began to jeer her.
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”.
The Khan’s called Trump’s actions “disappointing, void of empathy and of moral compass”. Free pocket-sized copies of the Constitution are also available from the American Civil Liberties Union website until Election Day by using the coupon code “POCKETRIGHTS”-a deal announced on Twitter Friday”. Since entering into a war of words with the Khans, Trump has been condemned by Democrats, Republicans and military parents, yet in a defiant interview Tuesday, the mogul admitted he doesn’t regret his Khan remarks.
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Scott, who recently agreed to become chairman of a super PAC backing Trump, as well as all three Cabinet members said they still intend to vote for Trump.
