Benghazi victim's mother calls on Trump to stop invoking son's death

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288981-benghazi-victims-mother-calls-on-trump-gop-to-stop

Quote:The mother of the U.S. ambassador killed in the 2012 Benghazi attacks called on Republicans to stop invoking her son on Friday, blasting their references to his death as “opportunistic and cynical.”



“As Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens’s mother, I am writing to object to any mention of his name and death in Benghazi, Libya, by Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican Party,” Mary F. Commanday wrote in a l[b]etter to the editor[/b] published in the New York Times Friday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/opinion/a-mothers-complaint-about-a-cynical-use-of-benghazi.html?_r=0

Quote:A Mother’s Complaint About a ‘Cynical Use’ of Benghazi
JULY 22, 2016
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To the Editor:
As Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens’s mother, I am writing to object to any mention of his name and death in Benghazi, Libya, by Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican Party.

I know for certain that Chris would not have wanted his name or memory used in that connection. I hope that there will be an immediate and permanent stop to this opportunistic and cynical use by the campaign.

MARY F. COMMANDAY
Oakland, Calif.
A version of this letter appears in print on July 23, 2016, on page A18 of the New York edition with the headline: A ‘Cynical Use’ of Benghazi.