Democratic Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth went after Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz over his claim that the United States military was being emasculated.
“Holy crap,” Duckworth tweeted Thursday evening. “Perhaps a U.S. Senator shouldn’t suggest that the *Russian* military is better than the American military that protected him from an insurrection he helped foment?” (RELATED: ‘Nothing Mitch McConnell Loves More’: Meghan McCain Says Tammy Duckworth Is Playing Into GOP’s Hands)
Holy crap.
Perhaps a U.S. Senator shouldn’t suggest that the *Russian* military is better than the American military that protected him from an insurrection he helped foment? https://t.co/Ja3P78wnrv
— Tammy Duckworth (@TammyDuckworth) May 20, 2021
Cruz had tweeted his comment hours earlier, saying, “Holy crap. Perhaps a woke, emasculated military is not the best idea….”
Holy crap.
Perhaps a woke, emasculated military is not the best idea…. https://t.co/8aVFMW98NM
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 20, 2021
The Texas senator was responding to a video that compared recruitment videos for the Russian Army and the United States Army side by side.
Russian army ad vs US army ad
2021pic.twitter.com/tGQeY3dJa6— Pardes Seleh (@PardesSeleh) May 19, 2021
And Cruz was hardly alone in his response to the comparison.
Pick your fighter???? pic.twitter.com/12wSotyDKA
— Pardes Seleh (@PardesSeleh) May 19, 2021
Wow. America has been conquered ???? https://t.co/nfieyUYSYH
— Melissa Tate (@TheRightMelissa) May 21, 2021
We are screwed. https://t.co/ntZGnr7TX9
— Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) May 20, 2021
Remember how I told you how weak we are? Please watch. https://t.co/HdBgfC9NVA
— Barrington Martin II (@_BarringtonII) May 20, 2021
We are going to be the most tolerant military in history ever to lose a war https://t.co/3WKmHbGdjl
— John Noonan (@noonanjo) May 20, 2021