US President Donald Trump has defended himself Friday (local time) against accusations that he mocked American war dead as his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, intensified efforts to frame the election as a referendum on the president's character. 9News
"He thinks of it as a transactional cost, instead of in human life and American blood spilled, because that's how he's viewed his whole life.Ms Duckworth, a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War, has been a prominent critic of Mr Trump's handling of military issues.
Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who drew national attention after criticising Mr Trump during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, joined Senator Duckworth on the call and said that Mr Trump's "life is a testament to selfishness".
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