{"id":2606794,"date":"2026-05-26T02:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tammy-duckworth-blasts-distasteful-memorial-day-social-media-post-by-dnc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T02:46:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:46:03","slug":"tammy-duckworth-blasts-distasteful-memorial-day-social-media-post-by-dnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tammy-duckworth-blasts-distasteful-memorial-day-social-media-post-by-dnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Tammy Duckworth blasts \u2018distasteful\u2019 Memorial Day social media post by DNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftammy-duckworth-blasts-distasteful-memorial-day-social-media-post-by-dnc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606794&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Tammy Duckworth criticized a Democratic national Committee Memorial Day post-later deleted from it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-to-probe-potential-spotify-censorship-of-top-podcasters\/\" title=\"House GOP to Probe Potential Spotify Censorship of Top Podcasters\">social media platforms-<\/a>for using the names and photos of 13 soldiers killed in the conflict with Iran in what she called a political attack.She said it was \u201cincredibly distasteful\u201d to politicize Memorial Day and condemned the DNC post.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jason Crow, another veteran, echoed Duckworth\u2019s view on X, arguing that those seeking the \u201cmoral high ground\u201d must do better and that it\u2019s wrong to politicize the day. Earlier on Memorial Day, both <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">posted<\/a> messages honoring fallen service members<\/a>, including Duckworth\u2019s statement about living in a way that honors their sacrifice.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tammy-duckworth\/\">Tammy Duckworth<\/a> (D-IL) blasted a since<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gina-carano-dropped-by-talent-agency-after-star-axed-from-disney-show-over-social-media-post\/\" title=\"Gina Carano Dropped By Talent Agency After Star Axed From Disney Show Over Social Media Post\">-deleted social media post<\/a> by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> for politicizing the deaths of 13 soldiers killed during the military conflict with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a>. It featured the images and names of the deceased under the words \u201cRemembering the Americans who have died in Trump\u2019s war with Iran.\u201d Duckworth criticized the \u201cpolitical attack on Memorial Day\u201d as \u201cdistasteful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is incredibly distasteful to use our heroic dead for a political attack on Memorial Day,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenDuckworth\/status\/2059038214925471907\">said<\/a> Duckworth. \u201cI\u2019m a Democrat and I condemn this post by the DNC.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4581508\/tammy-duckworth-blasts-distasteful-memorial-day-social-media-post-by-dnc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tammy Duckworth blasts \u2018distasteful\u2019 Memorial Day social media post by DNC<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4581266\/thomas-massie-files-2028-unsure-house-president\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Massie files for 2028 but unsure about which \u2018office to seek\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4565262\/june-social-security-direct-payment-worth-994-eight-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>June Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in eight days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is incredibly distasteful to use our heroic dead for a political attack on Memorial Day. I\u2019m a Democrat and I condemn this post by the DNC. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2lqI4jGcnd\">https:\/\/t.co\/2lqI4jGcnd<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\u2014 Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenDuckworth\/status\/2059038214925471907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duckworth served in the Army from 1992 to 2014. She was in the Army Reserve from 1992 to 1996, before transferring to the Army National Guard in 1996. She was a helicopter pilot during the Iraq War. During one mission in 2004, her Black Hawk helicopter was shot down by Iraqi insurgents. As a result of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/veteran-jobs\/career-advice\/military-transition\/famous-veterans-congresswoman-tammy-duckworth.html\">combat wounds<\/a>, Duckworth lost both legs and suffered an additional injury to her right arm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DNC\u2019s social media post was made around 11 a.m. Duckworth made her post on Monday at 6:25 p.m. At some point after her post, the DNC account deleted the controversial image on all of its social media platforms. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the social media post the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheDemocrats<\/a> deleted after posting it Memorial Day morning. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VWNgMWUrxF\">pic.twitter.com\/VWNgMWUrxF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher Tremoglie (@chriswtremo) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chriswtremo\/status\/2059156985967255959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), who also served in the military as an Army Ranger, serving three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, also posted on X criticizing the DNC post, echoing Duckworth\u2019s sentiments. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf we want the moral high ground, we have to be better,\u201d Crow <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repjasoncrow\/status\/2059041331650146530?s=46\">said<\/a> in a post. \u201cI fought for our country and served with those who made the ultimate sacrifice.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If we want the moral high ground, we have to be better. <\/p>\n<p>I fought for our country and served with those who made the ultimate sacrifice. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s wrong to politicize this day. I won\u2019t hesitate to call out my own team when we fall short. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cGNTBbIs9K\">https:\/\/t.co\/cGNTBbIs9K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jason Crow (@RepJasonCrow) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJasonCrow\/status\/2059041331650146530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s wrong to politicize this day. I won\u2019t hesitate to call out my own team when we fall short,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier on Memorial Day, Crow and Duckworth posted social media messages recognizing the sacrifices of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/guest-column-how-to-own-your-obnoxious-fauci-loving-nephew-and-other-libs-this-memorial-day-weekend\/\" title=\"GUEST COLUMN: How to Own Your Obnoxious Fauci-Loving Nephew (and Other Libs) This ... Weekend\">fallen soldiers<\/a> in our nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4581451\/us-launch-self-defense-strike-iran-peace-negotiation-continue\/\"><strong>US LAUNCHES \u2018SELF-DEFENSE STRIKES\u2019 IN IRAN AS PEACE NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn this Memorial Day, we remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country,\u201d Crow <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repjasoncrow\/status\/2058903410586554771?s=46\">said<\/a> in a video recorded by the Korean War Memorial in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On this Memorial Day, we remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.<\/p>\n<p>Our freedoms, our liberties, and our way of life is because of them. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g6uxKQDOBv\">pic.twitter.com\/g6uxKQDOBv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jason Crow (@RepJasonCrow) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJasonCrow\/status\/2058903410586554771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur freedoms, our liberties, and our way of life is because of them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn Memorial Day, we remember our fallen heroes who answered the call\u2014not for themselves, but for democracy,\u201d read Duckworth\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/senduckworth\/status\/2058947009684353201?s=46\">message<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Memorial Day, we remember our fallen heroes who answered the call\u2014not for themselves, but for democracy.<\/p>\n<p>In their names, it\u2019s on each of us to live our lives in a way that honors their sacrifice. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zDnpKgUvVR\">pic.twitter.com\/zDnpKgUvVR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenDuckworth\/status\/2058947009684353201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn their names, it\u2019s on each of us to live our lives in a way that honors their sacrifice,\u201d said the senator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duckworth condemns DNC post for politicizing deaths of 13 soldiers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2606795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/9a56bceeadb7616302d0ecdcbaf71222-scaled.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7705,55564,45003],"class_list":["post-2606794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dnc","tag-memorial-day","tag-tammy-duckworth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/9a56bceeadb7616302d0ecdcbaf71222-scaled.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2606794"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2606798,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2606794\/revisions\/2606798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2606795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2606794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2606794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2606794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}