--- description: Khizr Khan, father of a Muslim-American Army captain killed while serving in Iraq, will hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton this week title: Khizr Khan, Gold Star Father, Will Campaign for Hillary Clinton image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2bb1ce0403992f2/6988ab76a988ca4b5e6b9e2f/khizr-khan-campaigning-clinton.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 # Khizr Khan, Father of Fallen Muslim-American Soldier, Will Campaign for Hillary Clinton  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 25, 2016 3:19 PM CUT  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 25, 2016 3:19 PM CUT Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father of a Muslim-American Army captain who died while serving in Iraq, will hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton this week. Khan will campaign for Clinton in Virginia on Wednesday, meeting with community leaders, veterans and military families at a mosque and a local restaurant during three stops in Norfolk, [the Los Angeles _Times_ reported](http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-khizer-khan-will-stump-for-hillary-1477405158-htmlstory.html "undefined"). Khan gave an [impassioned speech](http://time.com/4429891/dnc-khizr-khan-donald-trump-constitution/?iid=sr-link7 "undefined") at the Democratic National Convention in July and was featured in an emotional 60-second [campaign ad for Clinton](http://time.com/4540867/khizr-khan-ad-hillary-clinton/ "undefined") last week. In the spot, Khan shares the story of his son’s death and addresses Donald Trump, asking, “Would my son have a place in your America?” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4544396/khizr-khan-hillary-clinton-campaign-trail/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4544396/khizr-khan-hillary-clinton-campaign-trail/"},"headline":"Khizr Khan, Father of Fallen Muslim-American Soldier, Will Campaign for Hillary Clinton","datePublished":"2016-10-25T15:19:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:57:02.996Z","description":"He has repeatedly targeted Donald Trump's comments on Muslims","url":"https://time.com/4544396/khizr-khan-hillary-clinton-campaign-trail/","keywords":["Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2bb1ce0403992f2/6988ab76a988ca4b5e6b9e2f/khizr-khan-campaigning-clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta2bb1ce0403992f2/6988ab76a988ca4b5e6b9e2f/khizr-khan-campaigning-clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Democratic National Convention: Day Four","caption":"Democratic National Convention: Day Four","creditText":"Joe Raedle/Getty Images","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":"https://time.com/4544396/khizr-khan-hillary-clinton-campaign-trail/","name":"Khizr Khan, Father of Fallen Muslim-American Soldier, Will Campaign for Hillary Clinton"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"He has repeatedly targeted Donald Trump's comments on Muslims","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4544396/khizr-khan-hillary-clinton-campaign-trail/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4544396/khizr-khan-hillary-clinton-campaign-trail/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```