After taking it on the chin all weekend, Donald Trump wants help. Bad. Reuters writes:
Rob Wasinger, a onetime congressional candidate who has been working for the Trump camp on congressional outreach, sent an email to senior Senate aides saying, "We want to get several member statements out today on this, and would really appreciate your help."
A similar appeal was made to Republicans in the House of Representatives, according to a senior aide.
Attached to the appeal were talking points lawmakers could use to try to tamp down the controversy growing since last week's appearance at the Democratic convention by the Khans, the parents of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed by a bomb in Iraq 12 years ago.
That plea surfaced Monday, and there aren’t many takers so far. Trump should just be grateful that the likes of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell didn't have the spine to directly denounce the GOP nominee for his repulsive attack on Khizr and Ghazala Khan, who spoke on behalf of their son, a fallen soldier, at the Democratic convention last week. Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham and GOP Rep. Mac Thornberry, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, all put out statements dissing Trump, who claimed he had been “viciously attacked” by the Khans. But we’re still waiting for Republican “leaders” to actually do something principled, like reprimand Trump directly and demand an apology.