Posted on 7/31/2016, 10:45:38 PM by drewh
Clinton questions Trump's character, saying he repaid a family that made the "ultimate sacrifice" with insults and degrading comments about Muslims
Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Donald Trump repaid the "ultimate sacrifice" of a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq with insults and degrading comments about Muslims, as the soldier's bereaved father pressured Republican Party leaders to distance themselves from the GOP presidential nominee.
Clinton's comments came after Trump refused to back down from his criticism of the Gold Star parents' remarks.
"Am I not allowed to respond?" Trump had tweeted. "Hillary voted for the Iraq war, not me!"
It was the latest bitter rhetorical volley between the defiant Republican candidate, Clinton and the family of a fallen soldier since the two parties concluded their major conventions last week and the nation looked ahead to a close election this November.
Trump's stand has once again left Republican leaders facing demands to denounce their party nominee and overshadowed Clinton's campaign message with controversy.
In statements released Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan condemned any criticism of Muslim Americans who serve their country and rejected the idea of a Muslim travel ban — an idea proposed by Trump earlier in the campaign. But neither statement mentioned Trump by name or repudiated him.
Trump's rebuke was unusual in the world of politics where officials only speak well of families whose loved ones die in service to their country. When Cindy Sheehan, who lost her son in Iraq, staged prolonged protests on the war, then-President George W. Bush responded by saying that the nation grieves every death.
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Killary...your existence denigrates America.
It’s not degrading, it’s just the truth.
Even if it were true it would make very little difference. They will vote for Hillary as her plans allow them to pursue their aims.
Yep, Hillary, just keep defending Muslims, that’s a real winner. /s
Trump knows exactly what he’s doing.
how can mere remarks do any damage to people that want to murder us?
it will take a LOT more than mere commentary to repel and expel the enemy
and meanwhile, Obama is bringing in EVEN MORE ENEMY TERRORISTAS every day, day and night, hour by hour, to “Transform” Amerika into a Moslem colony
degrading islam isn’t a crime - yet
The Democrats were allowed to say negative things about Pat Smith but the Muslim family is off limits. I don’t get it.
Don’t you love it when they start with the “distancing themselves” game? Why doesn’t Hillary distance herself from Bill and why don’t you distance yourself from your fanatical, violent religious brethren?
If hillary and sharia types were left alone in the same room....would she still have her head on? Will sharia types let the WH still stand if they take over?
The Democrats are definitely not reading the signs of the times, are they? hehehe
When the hildabeast called herself co-president billary, she was attacking Iraq all the time. She voted for war every time it came up when she was a senator. Was she mad at muslims then?
They will turn the whole thing around and make it face Mecca. :^)
Straight from the horse's a$$. But willing to go where no man has gone before.
Why didn’t the Democrats honor the 13 US soldiers killed at Ft. Hood by a Muslim jihadist employed by the Army as a psychiatrist? Unlike the Khan son, these soldiers were unarmed, because Pbama does not allow soldiers to have guns at military installations. Never forget: Political correctness by our government killed these soldiers.
No, she was just putting her finger up to the wind.
and the corrupt press is willing to cheerlead her to victory all the way!
Late Saturday night, Trump released a statement calling Humayun Khan “a hero” but disputing his father’s characterization.
“While I feel deeply for the loss of his son, Mr. Khan who has never met me, has no right to stand in front of millions of people and claim I have never read the Constitution, (which is false) and say many other inaccurate things,” said Trump.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/donald-trump-attacks-muslim-fathers-convention-speech/
What degrading comments! Crooked liar Hellary.
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