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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.
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.
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.
Hillary Clinton's three-day bus ride across battleground Pennsylvania and Ohio was supposed to celebrate her nomination with new running mate Sen. Tim Kaine, showcase her plans to add jobs and ring a bell for the fall election. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks with Tim Kaine's wife Anne Holton, left, during a rally at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, July 31, 2016.
Prominent state Democrats are accusing Gov. Cuomo of directly contradicting Hillary Clinton's message of party unity by bringing his escalating war with Mayor de Blasio to the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. One senior Democrat told The Post that Cuomo's repeated snubbing of de Blasio at the convention had also "backfired on the governor'' and left many New York delegates convinced the governor "was petty and divisive at a time when we were all preaching party unity.'
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.
After attending the unusually raucous and divided National Republican Convention in Cleveland, I expected a reasonably sedate coronation of Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Maybe I should have known better.
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.
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.
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions sought to defend Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump following a firestorm of criticism unleashed by Democrats and Republicans against Trump. Khizr Khan, a Muslim lawyer, slammed Trump during an appearance at the Democratic National Convention last week for his stance on Muslim immigration.
Donald Trump's criticism about the Muslim parents of a slain American soldier has generated -- once again -- a backlash within his own party. Just 100 days from the election, Trump has responded in his standard fashion -- dig in, claim he's being treated unfairly and attack back.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, July 31, 2016. Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine are on a three-day bus tour through the rust belt.
For political journalists, there's nothing crueler than two national political conventions, two weeks in a row: Endless hours of note-taking; long, boring speeches by countless politicians; cheap hotels, lousy food and not enough sleep.