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Veterans of Foreign Wars 'will not tolerate' Trump's latest nonsense

By Laura Clawson
Monday Aug 01, 2016 · 12:01 PM CST

Donald Trump continues to be barraged by condemnation of his attacks on Khizr and Ghazala Khan. Following a number of Gold Star families, [ http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/8/1/1555207/-Gold-Star-family-members-have-a-few-things-to-say-to-Donald-Trump ] the Veterans of Foreign Wars has come out with a strong statement in support of the Khans: [

VFW on Trump v Khans: "the VFW will not tolerate anyone berating a Gold Star family member" pic.twitter.com/kLJgb0fRnn

— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) August 1, 2016

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“Election year or not, the VFW will not tolerate anyone berating a Gold Star family member for exercising his or her right of speech or expression,” said Brian Duffy, of Louisville, Ky., who was elected July 27 to lead the nation’s oldest and largest major war veterans organization.

“There are certain sacrosanct subjects that no amount of wordsmithing can repair once crossed,” he said. “Giving one’s life to nation is the greatest sacrifice, followed closely by all Gold Star families, who have a right to make their voices heard.”

That’s a nice contrast with the NRA, which only finds some gun owners worthy of its support. But wouldn’t you like to be a fly on the wall as staffers try to persuade Trump not to attack the VFW?

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/8/1/1555301/-Veterans-of-Foreign-Wars-will-not-tolerate-Trump-s-latest-nonsense#view-story