House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued sharply worded statements supporting a Muslim couple who appeared at the Democratic convention, defying their GOP presidential standard-bearer, Donald Trump.
The statements come amidst escalating outrage at Trump for raising questions about the Muslim couple, Khizr and Ghazala Khan, who during their appearance blasted the GOP nominee for his immigration policies. Khizr Khan questioned at one point whether Trump had even read the Constitution.
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