Khizr Khan first made national headlines last week when he slammed Trump during an emotional speech at the Democratic National Convention. Khan's son, Capt. Humayun Khan, was killed in the Iraq War. Trump fired back over the weekend, criticizing Khan and speculating that his wife, Ghazala, wasn't allowed to speak.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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