author of the american family,: a memoir of hope and sacrifice. his son was killed in iraq in 2004 protecting the lives of his fellow soldiers. thank you very much for joining us again, mr. khan. really appreciate it. thank you. it is a sad context in which we are meeting you here on this show. this was the first place you discussed this after the democratic convention with your surprise appearance there. how did you interpret what john kelly said about gold star families at the convention in the summer? i was shocked. i was shocked when i heard citizen kelly, we honor his service. we honor his family s sacrifice. but now, he s a private citizen. i was shocked to hear him do exactly same thing himself what he was complaining about. so you took it as a criticism of you? of course.
monday. extraordinary man. extraordinary man. from pakistan. read the declaration of independence. a great emblem of what america is supposed to be. we re based on the common assent of an idea. and also the grasp and the detail of how we govern ourselves. the annotated constitution he carries. and such a stark contrast from the president of the united states who shows no restraint, no dignity, no respect for everything that this country is based on, and for the sacrifices that so many americans make for this country every day. he really, khizr khan, reminds us of what we re here for.
she s going through at this time, meaning what we were fortunate that we were able to look at captain khan when his body was brought, i was taken to the funeral home. his casualty officer stood in salute and he opened the casket, and i looked at his face. she was deprived of that dignity as well. we all we owe tremendous respect, restraint, and dignity to this wonderful lady. my sympathies are with them. my four sons, brave sons died in defending this country in africa. we owe them and their families dignity and privacy. you have written an account
thank you very much for joining us again, mr. khan. really appreciate it. thank you. it is a sad context in which we are meeting you here on this show. this was the first place you discussed this after the democratic convention with your surprise appearance there. how did you interpret what john kelly said about gold star families at the convention in the summer? i was shocked. i was shocked when i heard citizen kelly, we honor his service. we honor his family s sacrifice. but now, he s a private citizen. i was shocked to hear him do exactly same thing himself what he was complaining about. so you took it as a criticism of you? of course. but he forgot we stood for the best values of america. that captain khan was made of.
gold star families, i think that left in the convention over the summer. but i just thought the selfless devotion that brings a man or woman to die on the battlefield, i just thought that might be sacred. that s john kelly last week listing what he thoughts the country holds sacred. the list of sacred in boston included women, religion and gold star families. and it was not clear to me whether john kelly thinks that captain khan s parents violated the sankty of gold star families by speaking at the democratic convention about the son they lost in combat or john kelly meant that donald trump violated the sankty of gold star families by attacking the khan family for appearing at the democratic convention. joining us now is khizr khan,