Commander in Chief ''in waiting'' doesn't even know what a Gold Star Family is.
Donald Trump Reportedly Didn’t Know What A Gold Star Family Was
When an adviser warned him he had insulted a Gold Star family, Trump reportedly said “what’s that?”
New York Magazine’s Gabriel Sherman
reported on Saturday that when one adviser warned Trump he had just attacked a Gold Star family, the GOP nominee responded “what’s that?” The term is commonly used to refer to any family that has lost a loved one in war. The United States
has officially recognized these families since 1936.
Trump has pledged to support veterans throughout his campaign. Earlier this year, he promised to donate millions to veterans groups, but only appeared to do so
months later after The Washington Post noted that he had not fulfilled his promise.
Sherman also reported that Paul Manafort, who was then Trump’s campaign chairman, had to explain what ‘Gold Star family’ meant.
“The election is about the American people, it’s not about you,” Manafort reportedly said, adding that Khizr Khan wasn’t running for president.