Khizr Khan smeared as a terrorist for speaking out against Trump

August 02, 2016 01:06

Khizr Khan delivered one of the most moving speeches at the Democratic National Convention, captivating viewers with his story about losing his son, a US service member who died in the Iraq War saving his fellow soldiers.

Khan, who is Muslim American, said that if it were up to Donald Trump, he and his family wouldn't even be allowed in the country.

"Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery? Go look at the graves of the brave patriots who died defending America," Khan said. "You will see all faiths, genders and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one."

And now, despite his family's sacrifice to the country, Khan is facing accusations that so many other high-profile Muslim Americans face: that he is unpatriotic and a terrorist.

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