VFW rips Trump's 'out-of-bounds' attack on Khan family

By Nick Gass
08/01/16 12:33 PM EDT

The Veterans of Foreign Wars blasted Donald Trump on Monday for his comments about Ghazala Khan, the mother of a fallen Muslim Army captain, calling the Republican nominee "out of bounds."

“Election year or not, the VFW will not tolerate anyone berating a Gold Star family member for exercising his or her right of speech or expression,” said VFW leader Brian Duffy in a statement.

Trump said in his interview with ABC that aired Sunday that Ghazala Khan "wasn't allowed to have anything to say" as her husband, Khizr, criticized the Republican nominee at the Democratic National Convention last week.

“There are certain sacrosanct subjects that no amount of wordsmithing can repair once crossed,” Duffy said in the statement. “Giving one’s life to nation is the greatest sacrifice, followed closely by all Gold Star families, who have a right to make their voices heard.”

Both Trump and Hillary Clinton spoke at the organization's convention last week in North Carolina.

"And to think: She was here yesterday," Trump said during his speech as some in the crowd chanted, "Lock her up."

"I guess she didn't do very well."

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