| ...more accurately, he gave a barn-burner speech at the 2016 Democratic national convention full of demonstrable lies about Donald Trump, and in the years that followed told more lies. But because his son, Army Captain Humayun Khan was killed in 2004 by a VBIED while serving honourably in Iraq, and because he stood squarely against Mr. Trump and the Republicans, he’s been lauded ever since anyway... |
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...46th president of the U.S. The very model of probity, except maybe for abandoning Afghanistan...
on July 7.
The founder of the ConstiÂtuÂtion Literacy and National Unity Center is among the 17 individuals from across the US who will receive the award this year.
The term ’Gold Star parents’ is used for individuals whose children die fighting for America. Mr Khan and Ghazala Khan are the parents of US Army Captain Humayun Khan who was killed during the Iraq war in 2004.
"The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the US, world peace, or other significant societal, public, or private endeavors," the White House announced on Friday.
"Khizr Khan is a prominent advocate for the rule of law and religious freedom and served on the US Commission on International Religious FreeÂdom under President Joe Biden
...... 46th president of the U.S. I'm not working for you. Don't be such a horse's ass.Don't say he didn't warn us......
," the statement added.
Mr Khan, who was born in Gujranwala and migrated to the US in 1980, is the first Pak American to receive this award.