# Will Trump survive his treatment of Khizr and Ghazala Khan?

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**Created:** [August 1, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463 "2016-08-01T13:37:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-survive-his-treatment-of-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/761463/213 "2016-08-03T16:46:39Z")

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> [@67java89](#):
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> Agree. It’s clear that Khan started the whole thing and the major media outlets are flipping it to sound like Trump attacked Khan, when it was the other way around. In his response, Trump was just being Trump.

Asymmetrical warfare at its finest. Of course the Khan’s attacked Trump. He’s the Republican candidate for president – it’s the job of the Democratic convention to attack Trump.

But it was a trap. The only good response to the Khan’s speech – if any response was required, which it wasn’t – was for Trump to say that he honored the Khan’s sacrifice. And shut up.

But no. Donald fell into the trap, pulled out his shovel, and started digging, and piling dirt on his head, and setting his shoes on fire.

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