In response to Muslim father of fallen soldier, Donald Trump insists he’s made ‘a lot’ of sacrifices

Donald Trump responded on Saturday to criticism from a Muslim father of a fallen soldier, who in an emotional speech at the Democratic National Convention said the billionaire businessman has “sacrificed nothing” for the country.

In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” Trump insisted that Khizr Khan, whose son, Humayun, was killed in 2004 by a car bomb in Iraq, was misguided in his criticisms. Trump said he has sacrificed, mostly when it comes to his business dealings.

“I think I’ve made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I’ve created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures,” Trump said in the interview. “I’ve had tremendous success. I think I’ve done a lot.”

On Thursday, Khan, with his wife, Ghazala, at his side, castigated Trump for his calls to ban Muslims from entering the country.

“Go look at the graves of brave patriots who died defending the United States of America,” said Khan, whose son was awarded a Gold Star. “You will see all faiths, genders and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one.”

While speaking on MSNBC on Saturday, Khan called on GOP leaders, such as House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to repudiate Trump.

“What he has said, what he has threatened to do … you must say ‘enough,’” Khan said.

In the ABC News interview, Trump said that Khan’s DNC speech was written by Hillary Clinton “script writers.”

Moreover, Trump suggested that as a Muslim woman Ghazala Khan was only able to stand at her husband’s side and not allowed to speak during the DNC speech.

“If you look at his wife, she was standing there. She had nothing to say. She probably, maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say. You tell me,” he said.