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Trump Attacks Mother of Muslim Soldier Who Died in Iraq

HeadlineAug 01, 2016

In election news, Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of a U.S. soldier who died serving in Iraq, are denouncing Donald Trump, who attacked them following Khizr’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. This is Khizr Khan speaking Thursday night in Philadelphia.

Khizr Khan: “Donald Trump, you’re asking Americans to trust you with their future. Let me ask you: Have you even read the United States Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy.”

That was Khizr Khan speaking onstage beside his wife, Ghazala Khan. Their son, U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart after he was killed in 2004 serving in Iraq. In response to Khan’s speech, Donald Trump made fun of his wife, Ghazala Khan, while speaking Sunday on ABC:

Donald Trump: “I saw him. He was, you know, very emotional and probably looked like a nice guy to me. His wife, if you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably—maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say. You tell me. But plenty of people have written that.”

That was Donald Trump speaking Sunday. Later, Khizr Khan responded to Trump.

Khizr Khan: “He is a black soul, and this is totally unfit for the leadership of this beautiful country. The love and affection that we have received affirms that our beliefs—our experience in this country had been correct and positive. The world is receiving us like we have never seen. They have seen the blackness of his character, of his soul.”

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