Sen. Tammy Duckworth , an Iraq war veteran, took direct aim at President Trump ’s multiple draft deferments to Vietnam, saying that his lack of service puts him in no position to question his critics’ support for the U.S. military. The Illinois Democrat, who lost both legs when her Blackhawk helicopter was shot down in 2004, has been one of the Trump administration’s staunchest critics on national security and foreign policy. Referring to the president as “Cadet Bone Spurs” on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Ms. Duckworth chastised Mr. Trump ’s taunting rhetoric with North Korea’s leader. “I have a message for ‘Cadet Bone Spurs.’: If you cared about our military, you’d stop baiting King Jong-un into a war that could put 85,000 American troops and millions of innocent civilians in danger,” she said, referring to the medical condition Mr. Trump cited to defer military enlistment during the Vietnam War. Ms. Duckworth repeatedly has accu...
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