Fox host Tucker Carlson calls Sen. Tammy Duckworth ‘deeply silly and unimpressive’; her response: ‘These titanium legs don’t buckle’

That’s Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, firing back in a tweet at Fox News host Tucker Carlson, after he slammed her as a “deeply silly and unimpressive person” on his show Monday.

Carlson also counted Duckworth, who lost her legs while flying a U.S. Army helicopter in Iraq in 2004, among those who “actually hate America” because she supports a “national dialogue” about whether monuments should be removed and military bases renamed as the country re-examines its history.

“You’re not supposed to criticize Tammy Duckworth in any way because she once served in the military. Most people just ignore her,” he said. “It’s long been considered out of bounds to question a person’s patriotism. It’s a very strong charge, and we try not ever to make it.”