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Prominent Republicans are speaking out Monday against their own presidential candidate after he chose to scuffle with the grieving parents of a decorated Army veteran killed in Iraq. Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the bereaved parents of Capt.
Trump broke a major American political and societal taboo over the we... . FILE - In this Thursday, July 28, 2016 file photo, Khizr Khan, father of fallen US Army Capt.
South Carolina's senior senator says "'unacceptable' doesn't even begin to describe" Donald Trump's treatment of the parents of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed in Iraq. U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham tells The Associated Press that the feud between the Republican presidential nominee and Khizr and Ghazala Khan wades into an area previously untouched in politics: criticism of the families of fallen soldiers.
The father of a fallen Muslim-American war hero who's been criticized by Donald Trump urged Monday the hate-spewing GOP nominee's advisers to "set him right." "Every decent Republican has rebuked his behavior, yet nobody has stood up and said: 'Enough.
In this Friday, July 29, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo. Trump broke a major American political and societal taboo over the weekend when he engaged in an emotionally-charged feud with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the bereaved parents of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq.
Sen. John McCain accused Donald Trump of defaming Khizr Khan and argued the Republican presidential candidate does not represent the GOP. "While our Party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us," McCain said in a statement Monday.
CNN is set to host a primetime one-hour town hall with the Libertarian Party ticket, former Govs. Gary Johnson and William Weld, on Wednesday in New York City. The candidates will take questions from the audience and from CNN's Anderson Cooper, who will moderate the event, focusing on the current state of the 2016 race and the platform of the Libertarian Party.
In a lengthy statement out Monday morning, Arizona Sen. John McCain rebuked Donald Trump for his attacks on the Khan family. "I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trump's statement," the former GOP nominee said, adding that his remarks do not reflect the beliefs of the Republican Party at large.
Trump broke a major American political and societal taboo over the we... . FILE - In this Thursday, July 28, 2016 file photo, Khizr Khan, father of fallen US Army Capt.
Half a dozen years ago - just before Donald Trump latched on to the birther issue, but when the conservative base was already erupting in racialized terror against President Obama - The Simpsons slyly satirized Fox News with a pretend slogan: " ." The first part was probably too kind to a network that has frequently stoked white racial paranoia .
There are only fragmentary polling results available as of Monday morning, and it's possible some immediate post-convention developments once "leaners" are factored in, and she leads by five if Libertarian Gary Johnson is included. Trump had edged ahead of Clinton in the last The internals of the new survey are unsurprising: Clinton's lead is mainly the product of better performance among independents and a consolidation of support among Democrats.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he and Donald Trump believe a Muslim family the Republican presidential nominee has criticized "should be cherished by every American." The GOP vice presidential candidate released a statement Sunday though Trump's campaign about Trump's emotionally charged feud with Khizr and Ghazala Khan .
The Indiana Republican state committee is set to meet to ratify gubernatorial candidate Eric Holcomb's selection of state Auditor Suzanne Crouch as his running mate. Holcomb announced his choice of Crouch on Friday.
It's been a good couple of weeks for voting rights. Judicial opinions have struck down or limited strict voter ID laws in several states, showing that politicians cannot be trusted to write laws that effect our elections.
In this Friday, July 29, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colo. Trump broke a major American political and societal taboo over the weekend when he engaged in an emotionally-charged feud with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the bereaved parents of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq.
On the Acela Express from Washington, D.C., to Boston, I am searching my hopper of words for one that describes the feeling of watching on television Donald Trump's news conference in Florida. I am, as it were, dumbfounded by the braggart.
Richard Hanna asked, in an op-ed published in The Post-Standard newspaper of Syracuse, New York, "where do we draw the line," responding to Donald Trump's attack on the parents of a slain Muslim-American soldier. "He is unfit to serve our party and cannot lead this country," Hanna said.
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio plans to highlight an Ohio River bridge as an example of national infrastructure needs. Former Gov. Ted Strickland will be near the Brent Spence Bridge that connects Cincinnati and northern Kentucky on Monday to discuss his plan to invest in such infrastructure.
Donald Trump faced mounting criticism from leaders of his own party Sunday as a confrontation between the Republican nominee and the Muslim American parents of a soldier killed in Iraq continued to consume the presidential race.