'Walk a mile in my legs': Sen. Tammy Duckworth fires back after Fox News' Tucker Carlson questions her patriotism

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois in a one-sentence tweet countering the Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday evening, hours after the TV personality made flippant remarks about her military service and her demeanor.

"Does @TuckerCarlson want to walk a mile in my legs and then tell me whether or not I love America?" the double-amputee Army National Guard veteran said on Twitter.

Duckworth deployed to Iraq as a pilot in 2004, where she lost both her legs after her helicopter was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. She went on to win a House seat in 2012 and was elected to the US Senate in 2016.

During his segment, Carlson replayed her previous comments about the possibility of removing historical monuments. On Sunday, CNN asked Duckworth for her thoughts on removing monuments dedicated to notable slave-owning American leaders including President George Washington. Duckworth replied by saying the US needed a "national dialogue" on the matter.