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Tucker Carlson suggests Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs in Iraq, hates America

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This article was published more than&nbsp;2 years agoCommentGift ShareBefore launching a broadside against Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Fox News host Tucker Carlson acknowledged that it’s not easy to go after a Purple Heart recipient who lost both her legs while serving her country in Iraq.“You’re not supposed to criticize Tammy Duckworth in any way because she once served in the military,” Carlson said Monday night.That didn’t stop him from calling Duckworth, a , “a deeply silly and unimpressive person” and suggesting that she and other Democratic leaders “actually hate America.”Duckworth quickly jabbed back on Twitter, writing, “Does want to walk a mile in my legs and then tell me whether or not I love America?”Does want to walk a mile in my legs and then tell me whether or not I love America?— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth)With Duckworth’s profile rising as a potential Biden running mate, Carlson’s attack offers a preview of what could come as Republicans gear up to go after whomever the former vice president chooses to join his ticket, .Duckworth’s combat experience has helped her ascend a list of Biden’s potential running mates, The Post reported. In 2004, she lost her legs when insurgents shot down the Black Hawk helicopter she was co-piloting with a rocket-propelled grenade.AdvertisementAfter her election to the Senate in 2016, she’s used her military record to rebuke Republicans who have questioned Democrats’ patriotism. When Rep. Douglas A. Collins (R-Ga.) in January accused Democrats of being “in love with terrorists,” “I left parts of my body in Iraq fighting terrorists.”On Monday, Carlson went after Duckworth for an interview , when the senator suggested a “national dialogue” over whether monuments honoring George Washington should be removed because he owned slaves.“When Duckworth does speak in public, you’re reminded what a deeply silly and unimpressive person she is,” Carlson said before playing the clip.The Fox News host then suggested that he is loath to question anyone’s patriotism, saying, “It’s a very strong charge, and we try not ever to make it.”Advertisement“But in the face of all of this, the conclusion can’t be avoided. These people actually hate America,” Carlson said. “There’s no longer a question about that.”Later in the segment, Carlson argued that “the leaders of today’s Democratic Party … despise this country.”Carlson, who has endured numerous calls for advertisers to boycott his show over his statements on race and in late May, faced quick criticism for questioning Duckworth’s patriotism.Tammy Duckworth risked her life and lost her limbs in service of our nation. Trump's allies have more respect for statues of traitors than they do for real live heroes like her. — Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti)This is shameful. Former Lt. Col. Duckworth lost both of her legs in the service of her country, earning a Purple Heart, before she became a US Senator. He owes her a public apology. — Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance)CommentsGift ArticleTOP STORIESVisual StoriesTired of reading? Stories that explain the news through charts, maps, photography and videos.Try a different topic or to save your preferences

This article was published more than&nbsp;2 years agoCommentGift ShareBefore launching a broadside against Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Fox News host Tucker Carlson acknowledged that it’s not easy to go after a Purple Heart recipient who lost both her legs while serving her country in Iraq.“You’re not supposed to criticize Tammy Duckworth in any way because she once served in the military,” Carlson said Monday night.That didn’t stop him from calling Duckworth, a , “a deeply silly and unimpressive person” and suggesting that she and other Democratic leaders “actually hate...

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