From the Muslim ban to his open embrace of racial profiling, fearmongering about Muslims has been a centerpiece of Donald Trump’s campaign. But during the last night of the Democratic National Convention, the father of a Muslim U.S. Army Captain who died in Iraq while trying to protect his men during an attack reminded Trump about some relevant passages from the Constitution.
“We are honored to stand here as the parents of Captain Humayun Khan and as patriotic American Muslims with undivided loyalty to our country,” Khizr Khan, father of Humayun, said.
Onstage with his wife, Khan asked whether Trump has “even read the United States Constitution.”
“I will gladly lend you my copy,” Khan said, pulling a pocket-size constitution from his jacket. “In the document, look for the words ‘liberty’ and ‘equal protection of law.’”
Khan also said Trump has “sacrificed nothing and no one” and suggested he take a trip to Arlington Cemetery to see how people of “all faiths, genders and ethnicities” have “died defending the United States of America.”
“We cannot solve our problems by building walls, sowing division. We are stronger together,” Khan said.
Meanwhile, in Iowa, Trump lamented that the United States government no longer waterboards people and talked about how he wants to “hit” speakers who were critical of him at the DNC.