Donald J. Trump has criticized a U.S. senator’s heroic war record.
He’s mocked a reporter with a serious physical handicap.
He has ridiculed women as “pigs,” said Mexican immigrants are rapists, drug dealers and murderers.
Now he’s gone after a Gold Star Mother and her husband whose son was killed in combat in Afghanistan. And, oh by the way, the family in question is a Muslim family.
Khazir Khan delivered remarks the other evening at the Democratic National Convention in which he said Trump had sacrificed nothing. Khan and his wife, Ghazala, sacrificed their son, a U.S. Army captain who died when a bomb exploded in 2004.
How did Trump respond to this criticism? He said he’s “sacrificed a lot” by building structures and employing “tens of thousands” of people. Then the GOP presidential nominee decided to take on Ghazala Khan, who didn’t speak at the DNC, leaving that task to her husband.
Trump said Mrs. Khan likely wasn’t allowed to speak, continuing his harangue against Muslim tradition that puts men at the forefront while keeping women in the background.
Well, suffice to say the criticism has come from leaders in both political parties. Jeb Bush’s former communications directorĀ called Trump’s remarks “inhuman.” Hillary Clinton’s campaign boss John Podesta asked, “Is there nothing sacred?”
Nothing is off limits to Trump. Nothing at all.
The most stunning aspect of Trump’s response was his equating his construction projects to the sacrifice borne by the parents of young American heroes who give their full measure of devotion.
ThisĀ individual is simply un-bleeping-believable.