House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued sharply worded statements supporting a Muslim couple who appeared at the Democratic convention, defying their GOP presidential standard-bearer, Donald Trump.
The statements come amidst escalating outrage at Trump for raising questions about the Muslim couple, Khizr and Ghazala Khan, who during their appearance blasted the GOP nominee for his immigration policies. Khizr Khan questioned at one point whether Trump had even read the Constitution.
Trump implied that Ghazala did not speak during the appearance because she was forbidden to since she is a Muslim woman.
McConnell said Sunday that their son, Humayun Khan, an Army captain who was killed in 2004, was an "American hero," adding, "Like all Americans, I'm grateful for the sacrifices that selfless young men like Capt. Khan and their families have made in the war on terror."
The Khans have since implored congressional Republicans, specifically McConnell and Ryan, to rescind their endorsements of Trump.
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04.25.2024