CITY, State (Fox News) — Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth responds to Vice President JD Vance’s comparison of her to Forrest Gump during a Senate hearing about America’s Venezuela policy.

Key Facts:

• Duckworth fired back at Vance, highlighting her military service and criticizing his boss.
• Other Democrats, including Rep. Shri Thanedar and Gov. JB Pritzker, also criticized Vance’s remarks.
• Duckworth served in the Illinois Army National Guard and was deployed to Iraq in 2004, where she lost her legs in combat.
• Vance praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s handling of the situation in a follow-up post.
  

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• Duckworth shared her story of losing her legs in combat on social media in 2022.
• Capitol Police recently arrested a disruptor at a Rubio hearing.
• Vance also praised Secretary of State Rubio in another post.

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