Tammy Duckworth blasts ‘distasteful’ Memorial Day social media post by DNC
Senator Tammy Duckworth criticized a social media post by the Democratic National Committee that politicized the deaths of soldiers. The post, which has since been deleted, featured the names and images of 13 soldiers killed during a military conflict with Iran. Duckworth condemned the post as 'distasteful' and emphasized the importance of honoring fallen heroes on Memorial Day.
- ▪Sen. Tammy Duckworth condemned a DNC social media post for politicizing the deaths of soldiers.
- ▪The post featured images and names of 13 soldiers killed during a military conflict with Iran.
- ▪Duckworth stated that it is distasteful to use the deceased for political attacks on Memorial Day.
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) blasted a since-deleted social media post by the Democratic National Committee for politicizing the deaths of 13 soldiers killed during the military conflict with Iran. It featured the images and names of the deceased under the words “Remembering the Americans who have died in Trump’s war with Iran.” Duckworth criticized the “political attack on Memorial Day” as “distasteful.” “It is incredibly distasteful to use our heroic dead for a political attack on Memorial Day,” said Duckworth.
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