Trump Cites Own Sacrifices in Response to Muslim War Hero Father
- Responds in ABC interview to speech at Democratic convention
- Clinton says ‘all Americans’ should stand behind Khan family
Political Contempt in the Race to the White House
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Donald Trump scrambled to defend himself and contain the political damage hours after he pushed back against the Muslim-American parents of a fallen U.S. war hero for their questioning of Trump’s level of personal sacrifice in a widely hailed appearance at the Democratic National Convention.
The Republican presidential nominee told ABC News in excerpts of an interview released Saturday that he had “sacrificed” for the U.S. by employing “thousands and thousands of people.” He also suggested that the mother of Army Captain Humayan Khan didn’t speak alongside her husband in Philadelphia because she was forbidden to, as a Muslim.