Liberal veterans group urges Biden to name Duckworth VP
By Zack Budryk - 07/01/20 04:01 PM EDT
VoteVets, a left-leaning political action committee that works to elect veterans, called on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to name Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) as his vice presidential candidate in a video Monday.
A video from the group released Monday touts Duckworth’s military record, including her service as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot in Iraq. Duckworth, the first disabled woman elected to the Senate, lost both legs in 2004 after her helicopter was shot down.
“Tammy’s tough, and will take it to the coward in chief,†the video’s narrator says, over footage of President Trump quipping that he “always wanted to get the Purple Heart,†as well as footage of Duckworth calling Trump “President Bonespurs†and a “five-deferment draft-dodger.â€
The video also says Duckworth “opens doors to new voters,†citing her victory in the Midwest in 2016, the same year Trump won several Rust Belt states no Republican presidential candidate had carried in years.
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