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Hillary for America
"Captain Khan"
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0:60 ad run in FL, IA, NV, NH, NC, OH and PA from Oct. 21, 2016.
[Music]
Khizr
Khan: In 2004, my son was stationed in Iraq.
He saw a suicide bomber approaching his camp.
My son moved forward to stop the bomber when the
bomb exploded.
He saved everyone in his unit.
Only one American soldier died. My son was
Captain Humayun Khan.
He was 27 years old, and he was a Muslim American.
I want to ask Mr. Trump, would my son have a place
in your America?
Clinton (voiceover): I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve this message.
Notes: The Oct. 21, 2016
press release...
In New Ad,
Khizr Khan Asks Donald Trump: 'Would My
Son Have a Place in Your America?'
Hillary for America is airing a powerful
testimonial ad from
Khizr Khan, a Virginia Gold Star father, who recounts the
story of his son Captain Humayun Khan, who tragically
lost his life in Iraq while saving every member of his
unit. Captain Khan ordered
his unit to back away from an oncoming suicide bomber while he
moved towards it to protect and defend them.
On the debate stage Wednesday night, Clinton
responded to
questions about Trump's recent attacks on women by outlining his long
pattern of attacking a variety of Americans, including disabled
Americans, veterans, Latinos, African-Americans and Muslim Americans
like the Khan family.
The ad ends with Khizr saying, "I want to ask Mr.
Trump,
would my son have a place in your America?"
Not only has Trump repeatedly attacked Muslim Americans in
this
campaign, he has also insulted our men and women in uniform by arguing
he knows more than the generals and repeatedly denigrating our
veterans and military families. Khizr Khan, joined by his wife
Ghazala, delivered one of the most powerful speeches at the Democratic
National Convention this summer and were subsequently attacked
repeatedly by Donald Trump.
The ad will air as part of an already
existing ad buy
in the battleground states of Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire,
North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.