Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence Sunday said both he and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump believe that Ghazala Khan and her husband Khizr, who mocked Trump during the Democratic convention, should be “cherished.”
Trump has drawn controversy by criticizing the Khans, whose son died fighting for the United States in Iraq. Trump questioned whether Ghazala failed to speak during the convention appearance because, as a Muslim woman, she was prevented from doing so.
“Donald Trump and I believe that Captain Humayun Khan is an American hero and his family, like all Gold Star families, should be cherished by every American,” Pence said in a written statement. “Captain Khan gave his life to defend our country in the global war on terror. Due to the disastrous decisions of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a once stable Middle East has now been overrun by ISIS. This must not stand.”
Pence, however, stuck to Trump’s position that immigration should be temporarily banned from countries with ties to terror.
“By suspending immigration from countries that have been compromised by terrorism, rebuilding our military, defeating ISIS at its source and projecting strength on the global stage, we will reduce the likelihood that other American families will face the enduring heartbreak of the Khan family,” he said.
