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applegrove

(133,102 posts) Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:01 PM Jul 2021

Khzir Khan Nominated to Religious Freedom Post

Khzir Khan Nominated to Religious Freedom Post

July 30, 2021 at 3:19 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 19 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/07/30/khzir-khan-nominated-to-religious-freedom-post/

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“President Joe Biden announced Friday plans to nominate Khizr Khan, who famously criticized Donald Trump for his disparaging remarks on Muslim-Americans during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, to a post with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom,” Politico reports.

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Khzir Khan Nominated to Religious Freedom Post (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2021 OP

Yaaaaay! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #1

Wonderful! Jilly_in_VA Jul 2021 #2

Now that awesome! WA-03 Democrat Jul 2021 #3

K & R...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #4

I remember his speaking at the national conventiom LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2021 #5

K & R Thank You!!! Budi Jul 2021 #6

I saw him speak here in Indianapolis a few years ago. AngryOldDem Jul 2021 #9

Good news! electric_blue68 Jul 2021 #7

K&R! Well deserved! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #8

Mr. Khan's eloquence takes my breath away. 3catwoman3 Jul 2021 #10

COOL! ShazzieB Jul 2021 #11

Thank you President Biden. spanone Jul 2021 #12

Excellent!! HipChick Jul 2021 #13

SheltieLover

(81,715 posts)

1. Yaaaaay!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:04 PM

Jul 2021

Congrats Mr. Khan & ty, Joe!!!

Jilly_in_VA

(14,624 posts)

2. Wonderful!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:05 PM

Jul 2021

He is one of my heroes. A true patriot.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,366 posts)

3. Now that awesome!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:22 PM

Jul 2021

Wonderful news!!

Wounded Bear

(64,637 posts)

4. K & R...nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:25 PM

Jul 2021

LetMyPeopleVote

(182,047 posts)

5. I remember his speaking at the national conventiom

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:49 PM

Jul 2021

This is a well deserved honor

Budi

(15,325 posts)

6. K & R Thank You!!!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 04:58 PM

Jul 2021

Khizr Khan

AngryOldDem

(14,180 posts)

9. I saw him speak here in Indianapolis a few years ago.

Reply to Budi (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 06:19 PM

Jul 2021

What an inspiration. When it was over pocket-size copies of the Constitution (like what he’s holding) were handed out. Mine has a particular pride of place on top of my bookcase.

Greatly admire this man.

electric_blue68

(27,319 posts)

7. Good news!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 05:02 PM

Jul 2021

Rhiannon12866

(258,814 posts)

8. K&R! Well deserved!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 05:32 PM

Jul 2021

And he knows the Constitution!

3catwoman3

(29,805 posts)

10. Mr. Khan's eloquence takes my breath away.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 06:29 PM

Jul 2021

He is an inspiration in so many ways.

ShazzieB

(22,882 posts)

11. COOL!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 06:50 PM

Jul 2021

This is great news and no one could be more deserving!

spanone

(142,059 posts)

12. Thank you President Biden.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 06:52 PM

Jul 2021

This is the Gold Star family that trump shit on.

HipChick

(25,615 posts)

13. Excellent!!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jul 30, 2021, 07:03 PM

Jul 2021

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