Khizr Khan on Tuesday slammed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for his remarks that Khan’s Marine son would still be alive if Trump were president.
Trump’s remarks came during Sunday’s debate as he criticized Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for voting for the Iraq War.
{mosads}”I was saddened all over again that to this candidate, lacks the character, lacks the ability to understand the pain of those that have sacrificed their lives in defense of this country,” Khan said Tuesday on CNN.
“In addition to that, I want to salute and extend my deepest gratitude to all the men and women that are serving today and have served before.”
Capt. Humayun Khan was killed in 2004 in the Iraq War.
During Sunday night’s debate, Hillary Clinton criticized Trump for never apologizing for the comments he made about the Khans. Khizr Khan gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention criticizing Trump.
Trump shot back on Sunday, attacking the Democratic presidential nominee for her 2002 vote to authorize the Iraq War.
“Unlike her, who voted for the war … I would not have had people in Iraq, because Iraq was a disaster,” Trump said at the debate.
“So he would be alive today,” he said of Humayun Khan.
Khan on Tuesday continued to slam the GOP nominee, saying Trump is not fit to serve as commander in chief.
“For this candidate to put his political expediency ahead of any realization of pain and suffering of the families is shameful,” Khan said on CNN.
“And this — I have said it two months ago — that this candidate does not have the character to be the commander in chief of the armed forces.”