Khizr Khan and his wife, both Muslims who became U.S. citizens in 1980, appeared at the Democratic National Convention and spoke about the loss of their son, Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who was killed in Iraq in 2004. Khan was very critical of Donald Trump in his convention remarks, saying Trump has sacrificed nothing. George Stephanopoulos asked Trump about it, and he responded this way:
Donald Trump to Army Gold Star father Khizr Khan: “I've made a lot of sacrifices" https://t.co/ZOHLGCaOyChttps://t.co/Myp4oyHyX4
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) July 30, 2016
Trump questions whether Khizr Khan's wife was allowed to speak during DNC speech: https://t.co/7mzFRmL1fZ pic.twitter.com/mlyeLdRp2t
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) July 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/759464709817004034
Trump’s response to questions about Khan are being heavily criticized to say the least:
When @GStephanopoulos asked Trump what he'd say to Khan family, none of what he said was "Thank you." @ThisWeekABC https://t.co/UuB5LknIIy
— Eric Kleefeld (@EricKleefeld) July 30, 2016
Context: Khan had no written remarks. His wife didn't speak because she still cries when she sees her son's photo. https://t.co/CIKhe9UNVG
— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) July 30, 2016
. Wow, not even "Sorry for your loss, your son was a hero and we thank him for his service." No humanity or decency in this man.
— America Has No POTUS? (@ImpeachPuppet45) July 30, 2016
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This clip is everything that's wrong w/ Trump. It's all about him and he can't even praise parents who lost a child. https://t.co/BFIfv35TUM
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) July 30, 2016
Trump claims he has "sacrificed" for his country -> works hard, created jobs, raised $. Clueless what "sacrifice" is https://t.co/0OcSVaZmIK
— (((Patti Fink))) (@PattiFink) July 30, 2016
This week in "Pretend Obama said it" https://t.co/mVt3RN0m8A
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 30, 2016
I can't fathom a Commander in Chief responding in this way. It's incomprehensible. https://t.co/TK3wYb3tQE
— sharon k roberts (@teachjourno) July 30, 2016
In Trump’s world, paying someone for work is a sacrifice. https://t.co/iRIHa1J9Is
— Will Herrmann (@herrmannwh) July 30, 2016
If there were a virtue that was the opposite of magnanimity, Trump would be an exemplar of it. https://t.co/4R6oBHQ4HU
— Damon Linker (@DamonLinker) July 30, 2016
@ABC this is very insulting to Mr. Khan and typical of Donald Trump.
— Lisa Ann ???? (@LisaGF410) July 30, 2016
Watch this. Then tell me @realDonaldTrump meets the minimal standards of character & self-awareness to be president. https://t.co/D0zAR1oIP1
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 30, 2016
This is a jaw-dropping two minutes. https://t.co/6VkMHRUz90
— David S. Bernstein (@dbernstein) July 30, 2016
Update:
This interview with the Khans that aired on MSNBC isn’t going to help Trump’s case much when his sit-down finally airs Sunday morning.
Ghazala Khan, killed American soldier's mom, whom Trump smeared for not speaking, had spoken. From 2:40 onward: https://t.co/nRbDQW9Ps1
— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) July 30, 2016
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