After Khizr Khan, accompanied by his wife, Ghazala, declared at the 2016 Democratic National Convention that Donald Trump has, “sacrificed nothing and no one,” the world took note. That’s because the Khans lost their son, U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, while he fought in Iraq in 2004.
Trump’s response was two-fold. First, in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, he criticized the Gold Star mother for not joining her husband in speaking and implied that Muslim women aren’t allowed to do so. Then he said he does indeed understand the concept of personal sacrifice.
Pressed by Stephanopoulos to name the sacrifices he’d made for his country, Trump said: “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. I’ve had tremendous success. I think I’ve done a lot.”
People on Twitter took up Trump’s case and supplied their own examples of how Donald has given selflessly to our country, using the hashtag #TrumpSacrifices. Here are some of our favorites.
- @AngryBlackLady
Wore a suit and tie, not a robe and hood to the RNC. #TrumpSacrifices -
@PaulBegala
Once survived an entire weekend at Mar-a-Lago with just one can of hairspray. #TrumpSacrifices - @WickdTransWitch
Was only able to swindle millions out of consumers from his “university” instead of billions #TrumpSacrifices - @TeaPainUSA
#TrumpSacrifices Poor Donald gave up his right to serve in the Military four times. - @mrchrislowell
“If I weren’t happily married and, ya know, her father…” #TrumpSacrifices - @TheDailyEdge
#TrumpSacrifices one pair of pants — lost to the flames that engulf them — every time he gives a speech - @PoliticalAnt
#TrumpSacrifices any sense of decency anytime he praises his son for his hunting exploits. - @LouiseMensch
#TrumpSacrifices Held off getting latest model wife during campaign season - @Enjoneer01
Had to choose between a big ego and big hands when he made that bad deal with the devil. #TrumpSacrifices - @PattyArquette
#TrumpSacrifices His time to lobby NY to make sure disabled vet food carts are not outside his building. - @BenMank77
Once told the entire gardening staff to “knock off early” on a summer Thursday in 1986 or ’87. #TrumpSacrifices - @politicalwire
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Had to eat a taco bowl to prove I love Hispanics #TrumpSacrifices - @HaroldItz
#TrumpSacrifices Donates used wives to the poor - @KailiJoy
@realDonaldTrump had to pay that $1 million he’d promised to veterans … eventually.#TrumpSacrifices - @IlladelphAC
@owillis he let the foursome behind him play through #trumpsacrifices
Is an example of Trump sacrifice leaping to your mind? Share it here, or on Twitter.
Someone better do something about the Libertarians/Republicans who are working hard to take votes from Hillary, and have admitted that most of their votes will hurt Hillary more. can’t they see its a
Republican ploy to put Trump in the White House?
The Libertarians can’t win at this point, and even if they
do, the Republicans will have the White House,as these two are Republicans. Either way, they’ll get what they want!
Fun part is that no matter how much ineffectual whinging you people do on twitter, it won’t effect polling in November.