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kpete

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Fri Jul 29, 2016, 08:08 AM Jul 2016

Father Of Muslim American War Hero To Trump: ‘You Have Sacrificed Nothing’

No DNC or RNC moment more devastating to Trump than these words of Humayun Khan's father. Wow:

"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,” he said. “Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims. He disrespects other minorities, women, judges, and even his own party leadership. Donald Trump loves to build walls and ban us from this country.”


Khan then addressed the Republican nominee directly.

“Let me ask you, have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy,” he said, pulling a copy of the document from his pocket.

“Look for the words ‘liberty’ and ‘equal protection of law.’ Have you ever been to Arlington National Cemetery? Go look at the graves of the brave patriots who died defending this country,”
he said.

“You have sacrificed nothing,” he said, to roars from the crowd. “We cannot solve our problems by building walls. We are stronger together. We will keep getting stronger when Hillary Clinton becomes our president.”



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Father Of Muslim American War Hero To Trump: ‘You Have Sacrificed Nothing’ (Original Post) kpete Jul 2016 OP
It was one of the best speeches of the entire convention. longship Jul 2016 #1
Mr. and Mrs. Khan had me in tears. One of the best rebukes of Trump of livetohike Jul 2016 #2
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