Trump in hot water over comments about Muslim father's convention speech (Reply #46)

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Sun Jul 31, 2016, 12:17 AM

Judi Lynn (146,669 posts)

46. Trump in hot water over comments about Muslim father's convention speech

Trump in hot water over comments about Muslim father's convention speech

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has come under fire for comments about the mother of a Muslim US Army soldier killed in Iraq. Trump's remarks have drawn criticism from Hillary Clinton and leading Democrats.

Date 31.07.2016

Donald Trump stirred up more controversy on Saturday over comments about the mother of a decorated Muslim US Army captain killed in Iraq, defending himself against accusations from the soldier's father that he had never sacrificed anything.

Pakistani-American lawyer Khizr Khan gave a moving speech at the Democratic convention on Thursday that criticized Trump's anti-Muslim, anti-minority and anti-women comments. He was flanked by his wife Ghazala Khan, who wore a headscarf and chose not to speak.

Their son, Captain Humayun Khan, was killed by a bomb in Iraq in 2004, and was later honored with a Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

"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," Trump said, in an interview with ABC's "This Week." The comments were taken on social media to mean that as a female Muslim she wasn't allowed to speak.

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53 replies	Author	Time	Post
Backlash For Trump After He Lashes Out At The Muslim Parents Of A Dead U.S. Soldier [View all]	Purveyor	Jul 2016	OP
Here...	DonViejo	Jul 2016	#1
Kasichs team has been hitting Trump often	Chevy	Jul 2016	#7
Kasich is setting himself up for 2020	calguy	Jul 2016	#19
Trump Must Really Believe That There Is No Such Thing As....	global1	Jul 2016	#2
He believes he can shoot puppies with a shotgun and still get a boost in the polls !	Pluvious	Jul 2016	#21
His core will never desert him. He validates the ugliest parts of their hearts.	Rose Siding	Jul 2016	#48
and he's right, to a point...	oioioi	Jul 2016	#40
Paranoid narcissistic wart	bucolic_frolic	Jul 2016	#3
absolutely correct	Skittles	Jul 2016	#11
In short, he's a really F'ed up dude! n/t	RKP5637	Jul 2016	#27
“I think my popularity with the vets is through the roof,”	left-of-center2012	Jul 2016	#4
Remind Veterans of this:	Marcuse	Jul 2016	#10
Also remind veterans Trump trashed a Gold Star mother.	sarge43	Jul 2016	#12
I don't think we need to remind Vets of anything. Trump is reminding them again and again....	Moonwalk	Jul 2016	#13
Vets would like to throw HIM through the roof	meow2u3	Jul 2016	#25
The man has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. n/t	TheCowsCameHome	Jul 2016	#5
That says it all, really.	yardwork	Jul 2016	#34
I've described Trump & his entire ghastly campaign as political pornography--	catbyte	Jul 2016	#39
Upper class	safeinOhio	Jul 2016	#6
Republicans should put out a joint statement--	Kingofalldems	Jul 2016	#8
Post removed	Post removed	Jul 2016	#31
What is amazing when speaking to RWers they are unable to hear the loose cannon	Thinkingabout	Jul 2016	#9
About 25& of the population is the GOP base that would vote for a reptile...	AKing	Jul 2016	#32
The moron is out of control.	mobeau69	Jul 2016	#14
Trump is just a horrible excuse of a human being. n/t	uawchild	Jul 2016	#15
As Gail Collins wrote about four years ago	mobeau69	Jul 2016	#20
I once heard him referred to as	calimary	Jul 2016	#33
That is perfect.	catbyte	Jul 2016	#38
How many times has this cretin put his foot in his mouth??	ailsagirl	Jul 2016	#16
To paraphrase Obama,	Mr.Bill	Jul 2016	#17
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jul 2016	#18
“Who wrote that?" - So funny coming from the plagiarist's spouse and	keithbvadu2	Jul 2016	#22
He's doing everything in his power to lose big	ffr	Jul 2016	#23
PRIORITIES----We all unite to crush Trump NOW ...	nikto	Jul 2016	#24
Nah. Just let tRunp handle it.	mobeau69	Jul 2016	#29
I take nothing for granted with the stakes this high	nikto	Jul 2016	#47
That's not all he said	The_Casual_Observer	Jul 2016	#26
Trump made two mistakes that McCarthy made:	no_hypocrisy	Jul 2016	#28
Seriously spot on! IIRC, Ike started actively working against Tailgunner Joe when the latter	KingCharlemagne	Jul 2016	#52
I have sent this to my list of 8 GOP friends	SCantiGOP	Jul 2016	#30
Please update when you do ( hear from them )	jaysunb	Jul 2016	#43
In honor to a man that cared about his fellow soldiers	turbinetree	Jul 2016	#35
Don't forget that tRump also said	Grammy23	Jul 2016	#36
He just can't help himself, can he? His narcissism is pathological. And terrifying.	catbyte	Jul 2016	#37
Sig heil...............	raven mad	Jul 2016	#41
To the extent that the President is Head of State as well as Head of Government . . .	MrModerate	Jul 2016	#42
Psyched!	BlueInPhilly	Jul 2016	#44
Don't forget	El Shaman	Jul 2016	#45
Trump in hot water over comments about Muslim father's convention speech	Judi Lynn	Jul 2016	#46
The mother was clearly shattered	tawadi	Jul 2016	#49
This is where Trump's rhetoric hits, dare I say it, a wall.	ck4829	Jul 2016	#50
Anastasia Somoza said it best	tawadi	Jul 2016	#51
K&R	smirkymonkey	Jul 2016	#53

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