DONALD TRUMP

HAS DONALD TRUMP EVER SACRIFICED ANYTHING IN HIS LIFE BEFORE?

Let's settle this question once and for all.

Khizr Khan: (Accusing Trump) " You have sacrificed nothing, and no one."

Warren Buffett: "No member of the Trump family has gone to Iraq or Afghanistan. We’ve both done extremely well. Our families haven’t sacrificed anything, Donald Trump hasn’t sacrificed anything.”

Mr Trump had been accused of insulting Mr Khan and his wife by his reply (he actually didn't insult them), but, if anything, I think Mr Khan and Mr Buffett have both insulted Mr Trump by belittling Mr Trump's sacrifices.

It appears that both Mr Khan and Mr Buffett have narrowly defined sacrifice as having a family member or offspring killed in a war in a foreign land.

Ok, let's look at what the word "sacrifice" really means:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sacrifice

"The act of giving up something highly valued for the sake of something else considered to have a greater value or claim."

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/sacrifice

"An act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy."

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/sacrifice

"A sacrifice is a loss or something you give up, usually for the sake of a better cause."

And what was Donald Trump's reply to his interviewer? Oh, let's look at the transcript:

Mr. Stephanopoulos asked: “How would you answer that father? What sacrifice have you made for your country?”

Mr. Trump: “I think I've made a lot of sacrifices. I work very, very hard. I've created thousands and thousands of jobs. Tens of thousands of jobs."

Mr. Stephanopoulos: “Those are sacrifices?”

Mr. Trump: “Oh, sure. I think they’re sacrifices. I think when I can employ thousands and thousands of people, take care of their education, take care of so many things….I was very responsible, along with a group of people, for getting the Vietnam Memorial built in downtown Manhattan, which to this day people thank me for. I raised and I have raised millions of dollars for the vets, I’m helping the vets a lot, I think my popularity with the vets is through the roof.”

So, Trump says he has sacrificed a lot of his time and energy building up his business and overcoming many setbacks. In fact, by employing tens of thousands of people, he has greatly contributed to the US economy and secured the livelihood of so many families. Keeping in mind the 3 dictionary definitions of "sacrifice" above, I think Trump is right - he has made some sacrifices.

But I think his greatest sacrifice is his decision to contest the US presidency. Right from the start, he knew he would be falsely accused, mislabeled, ridiculed and attacked relentlessly; but he is willing to sacrifice his privacy, his comfortable life and his reputation in order to fight for the American people and Make America Great Again. 

I rest my case.