Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hits Donald Trump hard with first words of Democratic convention speech
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had barely taken the stage when he dropped a burn on Donald Trump.
"I'm Michael Jordan and I'm with Hillary," he said. "I say that because I know Donald Trump couldn't tell the difference."
The all-time leading points scorer, Abdul-Jabbar issued the zing on Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention.
Abdul-Jabbar then quickly turned serious, telling the story of Captain Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan, a Muslim U.S. soldier who died in combat in Iraq, and was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
He recounted how Khan's family came to the U.S. from the United Arab Emirates.
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"The first place they visited upon arriving in America was the Jefferson memorial. The words engraved there read, 'I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal, hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man,'" Abdul-Jabbar said.
He then turned those words on Trump.
"Donald Trump's idea to register Muslims and prevent them from entering our country is the very tyranny Jefferson abhorred," he said.
Khan was killed in 2004 when a suicide bomber attacked his U.S. Army unit.
Abdul-Jabbar then introduced Khan's parents. Khan's father, Khizr Kahn, issued an emotional rebuke of Trump for his rhetoric toward Muslims.
"Have you ever been to Arlington cemetery? Go look at the graves of brave patriots, who died defending United States of America," Khizr Kahn said, directing his words toward Trump. "You will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities. You have sacrificed nothing and no one. We cannot solve — we cannot solve our problems by building walls, sewing division. We are stronger together."
Wait weren't Dems chastising the Rep. for having a reality show atmosphere at the RNC? But they go over the top Hollywood with theirs? Shouldn't they know by now singing out Trump does nothing to hurt him and everything to help him and prove his point that much more. The DNC are putting forth the same toxicity as the RNC and even more so puts them in a bad light.
ReplyDeleteCan Trump tell the difference between an NBA star and a pilot?
ReplyDeleteThank god. I was waiting to see what a NBA'er had to say before I figured out who to vote for.
ReplyDeletePretty sad actually. Resorting to this is foolish and doesn't move any agenda forward.
ReplyDeleteMichael Jordan looks better without a beard.
ReplyDeleteLol when Scott baio is the biggest celebrity at the RNC....
ReplyDelete>DNC is filled with nothing but celebrities and old athletes
ReplyDeleteLol nope.
I'm sure Donald really cares what this guy says. By the way, who is he?
ReplyDeleteThat was an unnecessary and racist comment
ReplyDeleteThat was ignorant.
ReplyDeleteOh? He didn't "shut down" Trump?
ReplyDeleteSky hooks matter
ReplyDeleteHa ha haaaaaaa ha ha
ReplyDeleteDNC smoke & mirrors using pop culture rather than grown ups talking about facts. Looking forward to Trump calling Kareem out for making such a racist statement.
ReplyDeleteThis was epic :D
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