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.”

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“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 Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE’s campaign and the Republican Party,” Mary F. Commanday wrote in a letter to the editor published in The New York Times on Friday.

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

The GOP made the attacks one of the major themes of its national convention last week, pointing to the tragedy as evidence against Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE's presidential campaign. Clinton was secretary of State at the time.

Another victim’s mother, Patricia Smith, spoke before the crowd of Republican delegates last Monday, saying she blamed the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee for the death of her son, Sean Smith.