August 12, 2016, 09:48 am
Khizr Khan asks McCain to rebuke Trump
By Jessie Hellmann
Khizr Khan, the father of a slain U.S. soldier, called on Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and other Republicans to rebuke their party's nominee, Donald Trump.
Khan, who delivered a powerful rebuke of Trump at the Democratic National Convention last month, has said in the past that he greatly admires McCain.
“I implore Sen. McCain ... I continue to implore all of the good Republicans who either support or are going to vote for their party’s candidate, this will be a historic moment in the Republican Party,” Khan said Tuesday during an interview with Cronkite News.
“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.
Trump attacked Khan and his family following his remarks at the convention, prompting backlash from McCain and others.
But McCain still says he will support the Republican nominee.
“Arizona is watching," McCain said in a statement last week. "It is time for Donald Trump to set the example for our country and the future of the Republican Party. While our Party has bestowed upon him the nomination, it is not accompanied by unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us."
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/291234-khizr-khan-asks-mccain-to-rebuke-trump