The father of a Muslim US soldier killed in Iraq accused
Donald Trump of vilifying patriotic American Muslims while “sacrificing
nothing” himself, in a steely rebuke that electrified the Democratic convention
Thursday.
Khizr Khan whose son Humayun died in a 2004 suicide bombing
in Baquba admonished the Republican
presidential nominee for his plan to ban Muslims from entering the United
States.
“Tonight we are honored to stand here as parents of Captain
Humayun Khan and as patriotic American Muslims with undivided loyalty to the
country,” he said, stirring delegates who had watched a video tribute to his
son in captivated silence.
“If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have been in
America,” he said. “Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims.”
“Donald Trump, you are
asking Americans to trust you with their future, let me ask you have you even
read the United States Constitution?” he said, brandishing a copy to loud
cheers.
“I will gladly lend you my copy!” Khan said, demanding Trump
look for the word “liberty” and consult the 14th amendment, which guarantees
equal protection before the law.
“Have you ever been to Arlington cemetery?” he demanded, as
many in the audience were moved to tears. “Go look at the graves of brave
patriots who died defending the United States of America. You will see all
faiths, genders and ethnicities.”
“You have sacrificed nothing, and no one!” he said.
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