Tag: La David Wilson

Gold Star Father Khizr Khan, Who Clashed With Trump During The Election, Goes After Him In California

The following article by Phil Willon of the Los Angeles Times was posted on the National Memo website October 22, 2017:

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Khizr Khan, the father of a Muslim Army captain killed in Iraq who feuded with Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, on Saturday criticized the Trump White House for its clash with a widow of a fallen solider earlier this week.

Khan, speaking to reporters after addressing a National Union of Healthcare Workers conference in Anaheim, said the families of all military members killed in combat deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, especially in the days and weeks immediately following the death of their loved one.

“It was disappointing to see the behavior of (the White House),” Khan said, and then criticized Trump administration officials for standing “in front of the cameras and providing a defense for the indefensible behavior.” Continue reading “Gold Star Father Khizr Khan, Who Clashed With Trump During The Election, Goes After Him In California”

Political Guardrails Gone, a President’s Somber Duty Skids Into Spectacle

The following article by Michael D. Shear was posted on the New York Post website October 21, 2017:

President Trump did not do what any of his predecessors almost certainly would have done: apologize for words that failed to bring comfort to a grieving Army widow. Credit Tom Brenner/The New York Times

WASHINGTON — Blame it on these bitter political times.

The feud over President Trump’s call to the widow of a fallen soldier might never have escalated had Mr. Trump done what any of his predecessors almost certainly would have done: quickly apologize for words that failed to bring comfort.

Likewise, the nasty back-and-forth with Frederica S. Wilson, a Democratic congresswoman who is close to the soldier’s family, might have dissipated had she not repeatedly disparaged Mr. Trump’s intentions on national television, failing to extend him the benefit of the doubt that previous presidents had received. Continue reading “Political Guardrails Gone, a President’s Somber Duty Skids Into Spectacle”