by Aaron Rupar
Mar 8, 2016 4:00 pm
The National Republican
Senatorial Committee quickly deleted a tweet posted from its official account
that criticized disabled veteran Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) for “not standing
up for our veterans.”
Duckworth, who is running for an
Illinois U.S. Senate seat currently held by Sen. Mark Kirk, lost both of
her legs after her Black Hawk helicopter was hit by a rocket propelled grenade
in Iraq. She was awarded the Purple Heart and is the first disabled female
veteran to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
While the wording of the NRSC
tweet may have been a mistake, back in 2012, then-Rep. Joe Walsh’s (R-IL)
stirred controversy when he
argued that Duckworth exploits her military service and battle wounds for
political purposes.
The NRSC’s tweet was deleted
within 10 minutes, but the NRSC post the deleted tweet linked to, “Tammy’s
Terrible Week In Review,” remains up, and cites news stories that argue
Duckworth used her former post as director of the Illinois VA to advance her
political career. The post also criticizes her for allegedly turning her back
on veterans.
Later, the NRSC released this
statement about the tweet (via NBC’s
Frank Thorp V):
“It would be great if
reporters would pay as much attention to a deleted tweet as they should to
Tammy Duckworth being sued by VA whistleblowers for ignoring claims of
mistreatment and corruption.”
Meanwhile, Duckworth’s Senate
campaign spokesperson called the tweet “tasteless and
dishonest.”
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