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As I was driving on the 405 freeway on my way home with my father in the passenger seat, I decided to turn on the radio. I tuned the radio to the local news broadcast. On the radio, there was a story about a muslim captain in the U.S army. This seemed a little unusual because you don't hear about muslims in a good light from the media most of the time. As my father and I were listening to the broadcast, we found out that the muslim captain had sacrificed himself for his squadron. Captain Humayun Khan was patrolling a guard post and he saw a suspicious vehicle approaching. He then ordered his squadron to stay back while he inspected the vehicle alone. A short moment later, an explosion catches everyone's attention. The suspicious vehicle was being driven by suicide bombers. This resulted in the tragic death of Captain Humayun Khan. The captain was was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart after his death.

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Khizr Khan starts of with saying that he is a “...devoted, patriotic American, and a Muslim.” After stating what loss him and his wife had gone through, he publicly called out Donald Trump. One of Trump’s major goal is to block off immigrants, especially muslims, from entering the United States. Trump fails to recognize that immigrants greatly contribute to the society of America and the United States as a whole. Khan continues to ask a very controversial question to Donald Trump. Khan says, “Let me ask you, have you even read the United States Constitution?” as he pulls out a copy of the document from his jacket pocket. He then followed up the question by saying, “I will gladly lend you my copy...look for the words liberty, and equal protection of law.” By saying this, he opens people's eyes to make them aware of the image that Donald Trump is attacking muslims, more clear. Khan blatantly reminds viewers that patriots who risk their entire lives and would die for America “...come in all genders, faiths, and

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