Duckworth, Illinois Democrats blast Vice President JD Vance for likening senator to 'Forrest Gump'

Duckworth, Illinois Democrats blast Vice President JD Vance for likening senator to ‘Forrest Gump’ – Chicago Sun-Times

The social media war was spurred by a tense exchange between U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday morning. Shortly after, Vance wrote on X, “Watching Tammy Duckworth obsessively interrupt Marco Rubio during this hearing is like watching Forest Gump argue with Isaac Newton.”

Veteran Senator Destroys JD Vance After He Compares Her To Forrest Gump

The vice president's attempt to mock Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), who earned a Purple Heart and served in Iraq, did not go well for him.

Duckworth, Illinois Democrats blast Vice President JD Vance for likening senator to 'Forrest Gump'

Vance wrote on X, "Watching Tammy Duckworth obsessively interrupt Marco Rubio during this hearing is like watching Forest Gump argue with Isaac Newton." Illinois Democrats are calling the comparison an "ableist insult."

Duckworth, Illinois Democrats blast Vice President JD Vance for likening senator to ‘Forrest Gump’

Sen. Tammy Duckworth and top Illinois Democrats are denouncing Vice President JD Vance over “ableist” comments he made on Wednesday likening the Illinois senator to “Forrest Gump.” The social media war was spurred by a tense exchange between Duckworth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday morning, which marked Rubio’s first testimony before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezu…