Khizr and Ghazala Khan are the proud parents of a United States
soldier who sadly was killed over in Iraq. They were invited to speak at
the DNC as one of many guest speakers. There speech however included
criticism of Trump saying that he probably has not read the United States
Constitution, and that under a President Trump their son would not have been
allowed to serve citing Trumps idea for a ban on the visitation rights of
Muslims and travel into the United States. Trump fired back targeting Mrs.
Khan saying how she kept quiet during the speech potentially due to her being a
Muslim Woman and not being allowed to speak. This was a mistake as Mrs.
Khan was quoted soon after that she did not speak because she was filled with
emotion as a picture of her son was being displayed and upon seeing her sons’
picture she could not speak without letting all her grief flow out. Trump
screwed up as he basically attacked a Gold Star Mom (the mother of a member of
our military) which has many veterans and other groups condemning his comments
as stupid and pathetic. Mr. Trump has so far not taken back any of his
statements and has buckled down.
Final Thought: As we all know, Donald Trump is
abrasive, difficult to deal with, and of course 100% politically incorrect.
Should he have reacted? Yes, but in a way that respected the family
of our armed forces. He has been quoted however saying that he respects
Captain Khan who was killed and his service to the country. If Trump
really wanted to answer in a good way, he should have thanked the family for
raising a good son and an honorable soldier, and then left it alone. This
never should have gotten this far and potentially sets a precedent that
everyone is fair game to be attacked or counter attacked in this election cycle.
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