--- description: The father of a Muslim Army captain who died in Iraq challenged Donald Trump at the Democratic convention Thursday title: Father of Fallen Soldier Offers Trump His Constitution image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta33ff797438789b5/6988a03f5f570f2629b21fe6/khizr-khan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Democratic National Convention](/tag/democratic-national-convention/) ## Democratic National Convention Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the Father of Fallen Muslim Soldier Ask Donald Trump if He Has Read the Constitution by [Will Drabold](/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 29, 2016 2:04 AM CUT  Khizr Khan challenges Donald Trump to read his copy of the U.S. Constitution at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA, on July 28, 2016. Khizr Khan challenges Donald Trump to read his copy of the U.S. Constitution at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA, on July 28, 2016.Gary Cameron—Reuters by [Will Drabold](/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 29, 2016 2:04 AM CUT The father of a Muslim Army captain who died in Iraq challenged Donald Trump at the Democratic convention Thursday. Captain Humayun S.M. Khan of Virginia [died in 2004](http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/hsmkhan.htm "undefined") after a vehicle packed with IEDs exploded near him, and he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Standing on the stage in Philadelphia, his father, Khizr M. Khan, noted Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., held up a pocket copy of the Constitution and challenged the Republican nominee. “Let me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. In this document, look for the words _liberty_ and _equal protection of law,_” he said, as the crowd broke into chants of “USA! USA!” Khan also criticized Trump’s comments on immigration and his proposal to build a wall on the Mexican border. With his wife at his side, Khan pleaded with the audience to honor the sacrifice of his son by voting for Clinton in November. “My son had dreams too, of being a military lawyer. But he put those dreams aside when he sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow soldiers,” he said. “I ask all Muslim immigrants, all immigrants and patriotic Americans to not take this election lightly.” Read his full remarks as prepared for delivery: --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4429891/dnc-khizr-khan-donald-trump-constitution/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4429891/dnc-khizr-khan-donald-trump-constitution/"},"headline":"Watch the Father of Fallen Muslim Soldier Ask Donald Trump if He Has Read the Constitution","datePublished":"2016-07-29T02:04:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:38:50.108Z","description":"\"Let me ask you, have you even read the United States Constitution?\"","url":"https://time.com/4429891/dnc-khizr-khan-donald-trump-constitution/","keywords":["Democratic National Convention","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta33ff797438789b5/6988a03f5f570f2629b21fe6/khizr-khan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Will Drabold","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/will-drabold/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta33ff797438789b5/6988a03f5f570f2629b21fe6/khizr-khan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Khan, who's son Humayun was killed serving in the U.S. Army ten years after September 11, 2001, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia","caption":"Khan, who's son Humayun was killed serving in the U.S. Army ten years after September 11, 2001, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia","creditText":"Gary Cameron—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/democratic-national-convention/","name":"Democratic National Convention"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4429891/dnc-khizr-khan-donald-trump-constitution/","name":"Watch the Father of Fallen Muslim Soldier Ask Donald Trump if He Has Read the Constitution"}}]}] ```