By Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner:
Gold Star father Khizr Khan is now the self-proclaimed voice of the U.S. Constitution.
Introducing himself at a panel discussion on race at an Aspen Institute event in Washington, Khan said by profession he is a lawyer. But “these days I speak on behalf of the Constitution of the United States,” he said. “And I am a patriot, American Muslim.”
Khan, father of a Muslim U.S. soldier killed in 2004 in Iraq, rose to fame during the 2016 presidential campaign due to his rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention during which he used a pocket Constitution to make his case.
He criticized candidate Donald Trump for how he “consistently smears the character of Muslims,” “disrespects” other minority groups and women, and plan to build a border wall. Khan lifted up a pocket copy of the Constitution and asked Trump if he had ever read the document…
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