Fox Contributor Suggests Father of Fallen Soldier Went on ‘Media Campaign’ to Shore Up Business (UPDATED)
Fox News contributor and Republican consultant Richard Grenell suggested Monday that the reason father of a fallen soldier Khizr Khan criticized Donald Trump and sparked an ongoing feud was to enrich his business.
“Mr. Khan entered the political debate,” Grenell argued. “His ongoing media campaign on immigration is all about his business.” He linked to a Washington Examiner article detailing Khan’s day job as a lawyer and how he specializes in immigration law and obtaining a controversial form of visa
Mr. Khan entered the political debate. His ongoing media campaign on immigration is all about his business: https://t.co/lErpg5EMhx
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 1, 2016
Grenell’s tweet immediately earned the ire of other commentators, journalists, and public figures.
Republican adviser accuses Khizr Khan of using his dead son to profit. To profit. https://t.co/3ZysuXfXUp
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) August 1, 2016
u think hes using dead son to gin up business? Disagree w him on policy if you want but that suggestion pretty sick https://t.co/pT0QOXZLNa
— Jamie Weinstein (@Jamie_Weinstein) August 1, 2016
You mean the visas that Trump is profiting from? Please. https://t.co/2PFa08xXpT https://t.co/hClOGigFFM
— Ted Newton (@Ted_Newton) August 1, 2016
this guy’s blue check mark verifies that he’s an asshole https://t.co/nQG5ER48xJ
— Tim Dickinson (@7im) August 1, 2016
Fox news face & GOP foreign policy adviser accuses Khizr Khan of using son’s death for business profit. https://t.co/0E0DtLn6MT
— Noga Tarnopolsky (@NTarnopolsky) August 1, 2016
But Grenell doubled down against his critics, saying that he was just saying that reporters should report on the potential conflict of interest.
not fair to let Mr Khan conduct an ongoing media campaign without showing how he benefits: https://t.co/lErpg5EMhx https://t.co/Rrj5TqooPA
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 1, 2016
Good lord. Your girlfriend’s hatred of Trump has imploded your credibility. Your agenda is laughable. https://t.co/UlKu7gRjg0
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 1, 2016
You’ve lost your credibility as a reporter. Your agenda is to the trump all the time. https://t.co/UlKu7gRjg0
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 1, 2016
Nope. are you suggesting facts don’t matter? You suggesting reporters not report on it? https://t.co/1sRHyww8JY
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 1, 2016
as I said, “his ongoing media campaign” is about immigration issues. And it’s his business! https://t.co/Fjxl8J1tLK
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 1, 2016
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Editor’s Note: The headline of this post has been changed since it was originally published. Richard Grenell contends that he was criticizing Mr. Khan’s “media campaign” and not his DNC speech. The Twitter exchange below has been added for clarification.- Jon Nicosia
. @HashtagGriswold no. I was silent when he made his original hit. But to suggest we must ignore his ongoing media campaign is wrong.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 1, 2016
@HashtagGriswold not what I said. Are you suggesting he gets to keep doing media hits without push back?
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 1, 2016
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