Tammy Duckworth eviscerates Trump for painful comments about disabled Americans
Source: UK Independent
4 hours ago
Democrats commemorated the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act by coming out swinging against Donald Trump, after his nephew claimed in a new memoir that the former president once suggested people with disabilities should just die.
Its hard to describe the pain millions of Americans with disabilities are feeling in response to Donald Trumps newly-reported comments against folks with disabilities, Senator Tammy Duckworth, who lost both of her legs serving in the Iraq War, said in a statement shared by the Democratic National Committee on Friday.
But we know this is nothing new for him he mocked a reporter with a physical disability, dismissed traumatic brain injuries as not very serious, attempted to slash support for disabled veterans and so much more. Any human being who suggests that people with disabilities should just die is fundamentally unfit to serve.
Duckworths slam comes after the former presidents nephew, Fred Trump III, revealed shocking details from a private conversation the pair had following a meeting about patients with disabilities and their families at the White House at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tammy-duckworth-trump-disability-dnc-b2586652.html
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Hermit-The-Prog
(36,123 posts)FakeNoose
(34,587 posts)Thank you ma'am!
Upthevibe
(8,754 posts)Every since I read that article yesterday, I've posted it on my FB page and emailed it to friends. It's despicable.
Good for Tammy Duckworth.
Lionel Mandrake
(4,115 posts)And he didn't just talk about it.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-murder-of-people-with-disabilities
SWBTATTReg
(23,443 posts)What else is there to say? I know you now. You will regret your hateful words. MF. Pardon language.
Hekate
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Delmette2.0
(4,241 posts)My son was disabled, he dies from a form of Muscular Dystrophy.at age 39. Although he never knew what the dumb ass said I am glad he missed that one insult