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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Trump aide blames Obama for 2004 death of Muslim soldier
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA spokeswoman for Donald Trump blames Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the 2004 killing of American-Muslim Capt. Humayun Khan in Iraq — even though the death occurred more than four years before Obama became president.
Trump has been in a public fight with Khan’s parents after his father criticized the Republican nominee at last week’s Democratic convention.
Katrina Pierson tells CNN that, “It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagements that probably cost his life.”
Obama was a state senator in Illinois in 2004. Clinton was a senator representing New York who in 2002 voted in favor of the Iraq War.
Trump has been widely criticized, including by many Republicans, for denouncing the Khans.
Pierson’s comments are a trending topic on Twitter under the hashtag #KatrinaPiersonHistory.
Remember that time when Obama and Hillary killed off the last Tyrannosaurus Rex? Jerks. #KatrinaPiersonHistory pic.twitter.com/7wTymWyNTa
— Professor Axiom (@ProfAxiom) August 3, 2016
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