“Any candidate for governor should stand up to a bully when he attacks a Virginia military family,” Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam, the only declared Democratic candidate for governor, said in a statement. Emily Bolton, a spokeswoman for the Virginia Democratic Party, responded, “This is arguably the most reprehensible thing Donald Trump could have said. [Ghazala Khan: Trump criticized my silence. Trump’s unusual foray into a fight with a grieving military family prompted repudiation from military groups.

Source: Washington Post August 01, 2016 21:19 UTC