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Donald Trump’s imbroglio with the parents of slain Army officer Humayun Khan is another example of his instincts gone awry. On the one hand he was correct to see the speech of Khan pere as a blatant Democrat ploy to attack Trump’s on Muslim immigration. However, Trump’s tendency to personalize everything and attack the Khans themselves was a mistake. Trump should have harnessed his instincts in order to make an effective attack on Hillary and the DNC rather than involving himself in a losing battle with the bereaved parents of a dead soldier. Khizr Khan’s speech at the Democrat convention,...

Khizr Khan and his wife Ghazala are Gold Star parents, and worthy of our gratitude, comfort and admiration. They have, however, also placed their son’s heroic death in the political arena, in the service of Hillary Clinton’s presidential ambitions.

Dear Mr. Khan, For the past few days I have been subjected to an unrelenting, full court press from the media portraying you as a sympathetic, grief-stricken father compelled to speak out against Donald Trump. The speech you gave at the DNC runs around six minutes. Throughout the first 2 ½ minutes you describe yourself as a patriotic American Muslim with undivided loyalty to your country. You point out that you are blessed to have been able to raise your three sons in a nation where they are free to be themselves and follow their dreams. You then talk about...