McConnell, Ryan weigh in on Trump-Kahn controversy

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The leaders of the Republican-controlled House and Senate on Sunday made statements regarding the firestorm of words between party presidential nominee Donald Trump and Khirz Khan, the Muslim father of an Army captain killed in the line of duty.

Khan, during a speech at last week’s Democratic National Convention, said Trump has "sacrificed nothing and no one" for America.

Trump responded by essentially saying he’s made many sacrifices but drew criticism by questioning why Khan’s wife, Ghazala, stood silently on stage during her husband’s speech.

“She had nothing to say,” Trump said on ABC. “Maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. You tell me."

Khan had said she didn't speak because she was still overwhelmed by grief and couldn’t even look at photos of her son without crying.

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1. 'Since the controversy started late last week,

Khirz Khan has called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan to condemn Trump’s remarks.

In their statements, McConnell and Ryan each praised Khan’s son, Humayun, who was killed in Iraq in 2004. And said they disagreed with Trump’s immigration position. . .

However, neither McConnell or Ryan directly criticized Trump or his comments about Ghazala Kahn.

“Captain Khan was an American hero, and like all Americans I’m grateful for the sacrifices that selfless young men like Capt. Khan and their families have made in the war on terror,” said McConnell, of Kentucky. “And as I have long made clear, I agree with the Kahns and families across the country that a travel ban on all members of a religion is simply contrary to American values.”

Ryan, of Wisconsin, wrote: “As I have said on numerous occasions, a religious test for entering our country is not reflective of these fundamental values. I reject it. … Many Muslim Americans have served valiantly in our military, and made the ultimate sacrifice. Captain Khan was one such brave example.”'

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2. But, will they disavow and 'refudiate' Trump?

Ryan has called the remarks by Trump on Judge Curiel racist explicitly, McConnell has refuted them without calling them 'racist', so the question bearing on their moral integrity ought to be, how can they continue to support their candidate especially when they so frequently have to be put in the position of engaging in damage control?