Sen. Tammy Duckworth fires back at Tucker Carlson and Trump, calls them 'insecure men' who have no idea what patriotism means

• Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth responded in a column to Fox News host Tucker Carlson's heated monologues in which he questioned her patriotism.
• In an opinion column titled "Tucker Carlson Doesn't Know What Patriotism Is," Duckworth accused Carlson of disingenuously conflating her previous remarks.
• Also attacking President Donald Trump, she said "attacks from self-serving, insecure men who can't tell the difference between true patriotism and hateful nationalism will never diminish my love for this country."
• Duckworth, a double-amputee and a US Army veteran, added: "These titanium legs don't buckle."
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Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois replied Thursday to Fox News host Tucker Carlson's heated monologues from the week, in which the outspoken conservative personality questioned her patriotism.

In a New York Times opinion column titled "Tucker Carlson Doesn't Know What Patriotism Is," Duckworth accused Carlson of purposefully misrepresenting her previous comment about having a national dialogue on the removal of historical monuments.

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