2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumKhizr Khan Asks John McCain To Reject Trump
WASHINGTON ― Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father and Muslim American whos emerged as one of Donald Trumps most compelling critics, has for weeks been calling on Republicans to pull their support for the presidential nominee over his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States.
But on Tuesday he appealed directly to one GOP lawmaker in particular: his hero, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
I implore Senator McCain ... I continue to implore all of the good Republicans who either support or are going to vote for their partys candidate, this will be a historic moment in the Republican Party, Khan said in an interview with Cronkite News, the news division of Arizona PBS.
If you publicly rebuked him, you will look back and you will stand tall in front of the nation and you will say you were not for this, we were for [a] better America, he said.
Khan, whose son, Humayun, was a U.S. Army captain killed in Iraq while protecting his troops, is a big fan of McCains. He called the Arizona senator my and my familys hero and said one of the last talks he had with his son was about McCains book, Why Courage Matters.
How can McCain say no to this guy?
McCain campaign spokeswoman Lorna Romero declined to comment on whether the senator would un-endorse Trump. Instead, she pointed to a lengthy statement he put out last week praising the Khan family and dismissing Trumps proposed ban.
He has suggested that the likes of their son should not be allowed in the United States ― to say nothing of entering its service, McCain said in his statement. I cannot emphasize enough how deeply I disagree with Mr. Trumps statement. I hope Americans understand that the remarks do not represent the views of our Republican Party, its officers, or candidates.
Hes still endorsing Trump for president, though.
Its not the first time Trumps critics have singled out McCain as the guy they think has the gall to publicly reject his partys presidential nominee. Military veterans from around the country flew into Washington, D.C., last week to deliver a petition with 100,000 signatures to McCains office, urging him and other GOP leaders to yank their support for Trump.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/john-mccain-khizr-khan-trump_us_57ace75ae4b071840410754e
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Per RCP, as of June, has was only 5.5 points over Kirkpatrick in the AZ Senate race:
RCP Average 6/6 - 6/23 -- -- McCain 41.0 Kirkpatrick 35.5 McCain up +5.5
If I were McCain, I'd un-endorse...
HipChick
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joshcryer
(62,287 posts)Will be interesting to watch that race come election night.
anniebelle
(899 posts)Most Americans have been duped into believing this BS about him being a 'hero'. My father was killed in WWII when he was 28 years old, fighting to keep people like Trump (Hileresque types) out of our politics and our country. I've never heard any mention in the press of my father being a 'hero'. McCain sold his soul many, many years ago ~ leaving his dying wife for a rich fluzzy, licking Bush's butt when he lost, sucking up to that POS Limbaugh by introducing us to that traitor and baiter (remember Gabby Giffords) to our political conversation. He's a chicken shit, butt sucker with no soul.