You have sacrificed nothing': Dad of slain Muslim soldier rebukes Donald Trump
HIGHLIGHTS
- On Trump's call to ban Muslims from US, Khizr Khan, whose son died in the Iraq War
- He said that the graves of the patriots at Arlington are from all faiths, genders and ethnicities
WASHINGTON: The father of a US soldier of Pakistani origin provided one of emotional high points of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia when he repudiated Donald Trump 's call to ban Muslims from entering America by citing the sacrifice his son made to defend the country's ideals.
In a moment of quiet dignity that was received with a rapturous ovation, Khizr Khan, whose son died in the Iraq War, pulled out a copy of the U.S Constitution from his pocket during a short speech endorsing Hillary Clinton, to ask Trump if he had ever read it. ''Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery?'' he asked. ''Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending America. You will see all faiths, genders and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one. We cannot solve our problems by building walls, sowing division.''
Humayun Khan, a captain in the U.S Army, died in a car bomb explosion in Baquba, Iraq, in June 2004, and is buried in the Arlington Cemetery. He was posthumously awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart, and Hillary Clinton has often cited his case as an example of the loyalty and sacrifice immigrants bring to America.Read More
In a moment of quiet dignity that was received with a rapturous ovation, Khizr Khan, whose son died in the Iraq War, pulled out a copy of the U.S Constitution from his pocket during a short speech endorsing Hillary Clinton, to ask Trump if he had ever read it. ''Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery?'' he asked. ''Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending America. You will see all faiths, genders and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one. We cannot solve our problems by building walls, sowing division.''
Humayun Khan, a captain in the U.S Army, died in a car bomb explosion in Baquba, Iraq, in June 2004, and is buried in the Arlington Cemetery. He was posthumously awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart, and Hillary Clinton has often cited his case as an example of the loyalty and sacrifice immigrants bring to America.Read More
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