By contrast with Donald Trump’s despicable attacks on the Khan family, here’s what Hillary Clinton said this morning on Fox News Sunday when asked about what Pat Smith said about her during the Republican convention:
WALLACE: One of the most dramatic moments in the Republican convention was when Pat Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, one of the people who died in Benghazi, stood up before the convention and blamed you for her son’s death.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
PAT SMITH, MOTHER OF SEAN SMITH: I blame Hillary Clinton -- I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son. That’s personally.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
WALLACE: She and the father of Tyrone Woods both say that on the day that their sons' bodies were returned to the United States, that you came up to them and you said it was all because of a video, not terrorism. Now, I know some of the other families disagree with this, and I know you deny it.
The question is, why would they make that up?
CLINTON: Chris, my heart goes out to both of them. Losing a child under any circumstances, especially in this case, two State Department employees, extraordinary men, both of them, two CIA contractors gave their lives protecting our countries, our values. I understand the grief and the incredible sense of loss that can motivate that.
As other members of families who lost loved ones have said, that's not what they heard -- I don't hold any ill feeling for someone who in that moment may not fully recall everything that was or wasn't said.
(emphasis mine)
So, Donald, that’s how someone with compassion and understanding responds. You might want to study this and see if you can manage to simulate it in your own behavior.
