Parents of Muslim army captain killed in Iraq 'want to be out of this controversy' with Donald Trump

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The parents of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed in Iraq say they would like to step away from the public feud with Donald Trump that has erupted over their comments about him at the Democratic convention.

Khizr Khan and his wife, Ghazala, have made multiple television appearances since last week's convention, when Khan criticized Trump's proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the country.

Trump has responded by lashing out at Khan and suggesting that Khans' remarks were actually prepared by Hillary Clinton's campaign. Trump also implied Ghazala Khan did not speak at the convention because she was not allowed to speak as a Muslim woman.

Khizr Khan told CNN on Monday that "We want to be out of this controversy. That is not our style...This is not our path." He said "there was no need" for Trump to comment further, saying "We want to maintain our dignity."

Donald Trump's presidential bid has thrived on controversy of his own making. Now, the Republican nominee kicks off the first full week of the general election campaign having put his strategy of saying the politically unimaginable to its greatest test yet.

Trump broke a major American political and societal taboo over the weekend when he engaged in an emotionally-charged feud with Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the bereaved parents of a decorated Muslim Army captain killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq. He further stoked outrage by implying that Ghazala Khan did not speak alongside her husband at last week's Democratic convention because they're Muslim.

The outcry was swift and bipartisan, leaving Trump largely isolated among his fellow Republicans and potentially putting at risk whatever progress he made during his convention.

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