This morning, Trump criticized Ghazala Khan for not speaking during her husband Khizr’s emotional and patriotic tribute to their fallen son Army Captain Humayun Khan during the Democratic National Convention. “She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say,” Trump told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos.
It was an extraordinarily bigoted — and widely condemned — attack on a family that has made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. Trump even dared to justify his comments by insisting that, like the Khans, “I’ve made a lot of sacrifices.” Conservative commentators have called the remarks “inhuman,” “disgusting and pathetic” and “dog manure.” This afternoon, a new hashtag #TrumpSacrifices, mocking Trump’s perverse comments, began trending on Twitter. The question now for every major Republican — starting with his running mate and father of a Marine, Mike Pence — is whether they will stand by this inhuman attack on the Khan family, or once and for all break with Trump.
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]]>Tonight, Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination for president and made history. Her nomination comes at a “moment of reckoning” for our country. Will we succumb to the forces tearing us apart or rise up together? As retired four-star General John Allen said, “the stakes are enormous” in this election. Donald Trump is running a cynical campaign of fear and bigotry that betrays our country’s democratic principles.
Hillary and the Democratic Party are offering something different. As National Review’s Jonah Goldberg tweeted “[the Democratic National] convention is better: it’s about loving America.” Hillary knows that our country is stronger together and will fight for an economy that works for everyone. In the words of former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Hillary has “huge plans to create good-paying jobs” and unlock opportunity for all Americans. Unlike Donald Trump, Hillary knows that “America is great because America is good.”
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