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babylonsister

(171,066 posts)
Mon Aug 1, 2016, 12:51 PM Aug 2016

Trump Veterans Adviser Attacks Khizr Khan As A ‘Muslim Brotherhood Agent’

Now we're seeing how low they will go...

Trump Veterans Adviser Attacks Khizr Khan As A ‘Muslim Brotherhood Agent’

by Judd Legum Aug 1, 2016 12:15 pm


An official adviser to the Trump campaign has escalated the attacks on Khizr Khan, the gold star father who was critical of Trump at the Democratic convention, baselessly accusing him of being a “Muslim Brotherhood agent.”

The adviser, Al Baldasaro, tweeted a link to an article from Shoebat.com, a fringe anti-Islam conspiracy website. The article also suggests (without any evidence) that Humayun Khan, who was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze, was a jihadist who joined the military to kill Americans.


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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/08/01/3803814/trump-al-baldasaro-khizr-khan-muslim-brotherhood/

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Trump Veterans Adviser Attacks Khizr Khan As A ‘Muslim Brotherhood Agent’ (Original Post) babylonsister Aug 2016 OP
The batshit asshole who said Hillary should be hung? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2016 #1
they are despicable and desperate Sheepshank Aug 2016 #2
awkward bigtree Aug 2016 #3
 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
2. they are despicable and desperate
Mon Aug 1, 2016, 02:15 PM
Aug 2016

not a very noble combination of a Presidency fit for leading the nation.

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