Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson backtracks on blaming Obama for 2004 death of Humayun Khan

Katrina Pierson leaves Kate Snow "speechless"

Donald Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson admitted her timeline was off when she suggested that President Obama and Hillary Clinton were somehow to blame for the death of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who died in Iraq in 2004 when George W. Bush was commander in chief.

What I was talking about is Donald Trump has no connection with anything to do with Capt. Khan, Pierson said on CNNs New Day Wednesday morning. Hillary Clinton voted for the war in Iraq. She did not support the surge. Barack Obama made things worse by invading more countries than President Bush did.

Donald Trump wasnt there, she added. That was the only point. Donald Trump is being blamed for something he had nothing to do with.

During a discussion with CNNs Wolf Blitzer the night before, Pierson was asked if her boss had any plans to apologize to the Khan family for suggesting that Ghazala Khan, Humayuns grieving mother, was not allowed to speak at last weeks Democratic National Convention because she is Muslim.

What exactly is Mr. Trump supposed to be apologizing for? Pierson asked. It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagements that probably cost his life.

The gaffe went viral overnight, as a hashtag (#KatrinaPiersonHistory) mocking her grasp of history began trending on Twitter.

Pierson even used the hashtag herself.

But it backfired.

The war of words between Trump and the Khans began at last weeks Democratic National Convention, where Khizr Khan delivered a stinging rebuke of Trump over his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States a policy that would have prevented his son from serving in the U.S. military.

Donald Trump, youre asking Americans to trust you with their future, Khan said. Let me ask you: Have you even read the United States Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy. Look for the words liberty and equal protection of law.

Khizr Khan said Piersons comments were another example of a lack of factual correctness among Trumps surrogates.

Please, show some decency, Khan said on CNN Tuesday following Pierson, a frequent guest on cable news.

On Wednesday, Pierson admitted she was absolutely wrong to assert Obama and Clintons actions cost Khan his life.

Thats why I used probably, she said. I was just going through the timeline. Because since then, we have had tens of thousands of soldiers that have been lost, 1 million wounded. Six trillion dollars later, how can we possibly put any of the onus on Donald Trump? Its absolutely absurd, and thats why you see so much confusion around this issue.

But no one was blaming Donald Trump for Captain Khans death, CNNs Alisyn Camerota said. You were blaming President Obama and he wasnt president yet.

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Katrina Pierson: Illegal Immigrants Are Moving Into Black Communities And Draining Resources

Katrina Pierson DESTROYS Wolf Blitzer On The Trump / Khan Drama

Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson appeared on CNN Monday morning and explained what the impact the campaign believes illegal immigrants are having on the black community. Pierson said illegals are "draining resources" in "black schools."

"We"ve seen black household family"s income even drop after affirmative action, even when you include population and inflation," Pierson said. "Mr. Trump has made education a top priority by getting rid of the monopoly that have trapped generations of black Americans in failed public schools."

"He wants families to make those education decisions because the great eliminator of poverty is an opportunity to have a good education," she said.

"Secondly, illegal immigration," Pierson said. "Something else that"s gone unchecked. These illegal immigrants are moving into black communities. They"re overcrowding black schools. Draining resources in black medical facilities and even in black churches. This is a problem. If you want federal involvement, it"s got to come to getting rid of the policies that have made it the way things are today."

The guest she was debating, Clinton supporter Bakari Sellers, called Pierson"s comments "borderline asinine."

"I can"t let Katrina"s statements, which were, like, borderline asinine, go unchecked," Sellers said. "This is not the issue that we"re having in this country. You can"t string together a series of ills and just flawed policy prescriptions and think that all of a sudden, voila, we"re going to have some fixes. That"s not the case at all. I don"t believe Trump has the capability to bring people together. He"s not a healer in chief."

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/07/11/katrina_pierson_illegal_immigrants_are_moving_into_black_communities_and_draining_resources.html

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