For those of you that missed it and did not see Khizr Hhan speak at the Democratic National Convention this week it was one of the highlights of the Convention. Khizr Khan, father of deceased Army Captain Humayun S. M. Khan, spoke Thursday at the 2016 DNC in Philadelphia. Captain Khan was one of 14 American Muslims who died serving the United States in the decade after 9/11. It is so important that every American see this video. It is spoken by parents who son is a TRUE AMERICAN HERO!
Last night on “The Last Word” with Lawrence O’Donnell they were interviewed and Mr.Khan went on to share the second half of his speech that he did not get to deliver at the Democratic National Convention. Khizr Khan also implored Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan to stand and do the right thing in denouncing Trump.
Ghazals Khan, the mother of Army Captain Humayun S. M. Khan, said the reason she did not speak was because she could not see the picture of her son on the large screen behind her without crying at a time she was trying to keep her composure and support her husband during his speech.
On ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulis Donald Trump talks about “His Sacrifices”. If you want to be more disgusted than you ever have been in the past you need to listen to this clip from the show.
“Donald Trump to Army Gold Star father Khizr Khan: “I've made a lot of sacrifices"
One of the most powerful moments of the Democratic convention saw the father of a Muslim U.S. solider literally whip out the constitution on Donald Trump. Khizr Khan, whose son (Captain Humayun S. M. Khan) was killed in Iraq by a car bomb, demanded to know whether Trump had ever read the document. Khan also questioned whether the billionaire real estate mogul had known true sacrifice or loss: “You have sacrificed nothing and no one.”
Khan followed up with post-DNC interviews, which saw him appeal to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan. Khan said there was too much at stake for the Republican leaders to stand by Trump rather than oust him from the nomination. During a Saturday visit with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Trump fired back. He questioned whether Khan authored his own speech and continued:
“Who wrote that? Did Hillary’s script writers write it?
“I think I’ve made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I’ve created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. I’ve had tremendous success. I think I’ve done a lot.”
It is truly time for more Americans to come out against Donald Trump and his vile, racist, bigoted, sexist and xenophobic comments and slurs. McConnell and Ryan do not have the moral integrity that it takes to call out Trump publicly for attacking an American Hero. It is so sad that Party is more important to them over People. But, that is the difference between the Democratic Party that cares about the people and the Republican Party that cares about the rich and trickle down economics.