Current Events –
Khizr Khan Attacked By Trump
After DNC

Donald Drumpf (yes, that is Trump’s REAL name) is at it again.  This time, he’s picked a fight with the Gold Star parents of a fallen Muslim-American soldier.

Current Events
Khizr Khan and his wife, Ghazala, appeared at last week’s Democratic National Convention to denounce Trump’s proposed Muslim ban should he be elected.  Mr. Khan moved the audience to tears by telling the heroic story of his son, Humayun Khan, who gave the ultimate sacrifice by giving his life in service to his country.

“We were blessed to raise our three sons in a nation where they were free to be themselves and follow their dreams. Our son, Humayun, had dreams of being a military lawyer. But he put those dreams aside the day he sacrificed his life to save his fellow soldiers,” Khizr Khan said.

“Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son ‘the best of America.’ If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in America,” Khizr Khan continued. “Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims. He disrespects other minorities — women, judges, even his own party leadership. He vows to build walls and ban us from this country.

“Donald Trump, you are asking Americans to trust you with our future. Let me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. In this document, look for the words ‘liberty’ and ‘equal protection of law.’

“Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery? Go look at the graves of the brave patriots who died defending America — you will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities.  You have sacrificed nothing and no one.”

Always at the ready with a smart-alecky remark via Twitter, the thin-skinned Trump was initially silent. He wanted so badly to respond and attack, except he didn’t know how to do it without appearing to be a jackass. Then it hit him:  just continue to be a jackass!

Using his standard battleground of choice, Trump tweeted this:

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Mr. Khan, who does not know me, viciously attacked me from the stage of the DNC and is now all over T.V. doing the same – Nice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2016

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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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2016

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Then, Trump took to criticizing the Khans via several TV appearances.

Speaking to ABC’s This Week, he tried to make light of Ghazala Khan’s silence during her husband’s words at the DNC, saying she “wasn’t allowed to have anything to say.” However, Mrs. Khan didn’t speak because it is still too painful for her to discuss her deceased son.

“I was very nervous because I cannot see my son’s picture and I cannot even come in the room where his pictures are, and that’s why when I saw the picture on my back, I couldn’t take it,” she said. “And I controlled myself at that time, so it is very hard.”

Current Events
Sadly, Trump has perpetrated this attack against Ghazala and Khizr Khan for several days, which is odd…even for him. Traditionally, Gold Star parents (those who’ve lost a child during military service) and their families are always honored and revered by both political parties and NEVER EVER treated disrespectfully. However, the rule for Donald Drumpf is that there simply are no rules. Even insulting the family of a fallen military hero is not beneath him.

Right on cue, members of the Republican Party have been tripping over each other to distance themselves from Trump’s Twitter battle against the Khan family.

“America’s greatness is built on the principles of liberty and preserved by the men and women who wear the uniform to defend it,” House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a statement. “As I have said on numerous occasions, a religious test for entering our country is not reflective of these fundamental values. I reject it. Many Muslim Americans have served valiantly in our military and made the ultimate sacrifice. Captain Khan was one such brave example. His sacrifice — and that of Khizr and Ghazala Khan — should always be honored. Period.”

“Capt. Khan was an American hero, and like all Americans, I’m grateful for the sacrifices that selfless young men like Capt. Khan and their families have made in the war on terror,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in his statement. “All Americans should value the patriotic service of the patriots who volunteer to selflessly defend us in the armed services. And as I have long made clear, I agree with the Khans and families across the country that a travel ban on all members of a religion is simply contrary to American values.”

However, it was Arizona senator and former prisoner of war John McCain who had the most scathing words for the Republican presidential nominee.

“While our Party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us,” McCain said Monday.

“I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump’s statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers, or candidates.

“Captain Khan’s death in Iraq, on June 8th, 2004, was a shining example of the valor and bravery inculcated into our military. When a suicide bomber accelerated his vehicle toward a facility with hundreds of American soldiers, Captain Khan ordered his subordinates away from the danger.  Then he ran toward it.

To the Khan family, McCain added, “I’d like to say to Mr. and Mrs. Khan: thank you for immigrating to America. We’re a better country because of you. And you are certainly right; your son was the best of America, and the memory of his sacrifice will make us a better nation — and he will never be forgotten.

“My sons serve today, and I’m proud of them. My youngest served in the war that claimed Captain Khan’s life as well as in Afghanistan. I want them to be proud of me. I want to do the right thing by them and their comrades,”

Interestingly, the Republican Party is always very quick to denounce the words and deeds of their presidential nominee, yet they are also very quick to continue to support him for president. Except, they seem to want to have it both ways.  How exactly is it possible for them to continuously reject nearly every idea and principle Donald Trump stands for, yet continue to say he’d make a great president???

Hmmm…

OK WASSUP! discusses current events, including
Donald Trump’s Twitter war with Khizr Khan,
the Gold Star parent of a fallen American soldier.