Over the weekend Democrat Senator Tammy Duckworth urged Americans to "listen" to those advocating for the removal of monuments to America's first president, George Washington.
"I think we should listen to everybody. I think we should listen to the argument there," she said during an interview on CNN.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth calls Abraham Lincoln and George Washington "dead traitors." If that's not a dark, divisive statement, nothing else is. pic.twitter.com/lSP6jda33p
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) July 5, 2020
Over the past few weeks, a number of monuments to Washington have been vandalized.
General George Washington. June 29, 2020. #NYC. pic.twitter.com/e3HWgm0Qfr
— BILL HEMMER (@BillHemmer) June 29, 2020
A stunning image– looks like GW may have removed George Washington's head to protect it from riots in DC. Truly disconcerting times pic.twitter.com/RkzMZ9okCH
— Kara Zupkus (@kara_kirsten) June 2, 2020
As for Duckworth's comments falsely attacking President Trump over his visit to Mt. Rushmore, she didn't used to feel that way about the historic site. She also lied about what Trump actually said during his remarks.
This is an incredible visualization of how far we have moved toward the unreasonable in just 5 years. pic.twitter.com/bdjtuHi3vI
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) July 6, 2020
In point of fact, he spent not a single moment talking about dead traitors. But the Democrats and media are sure you won't watch the speech, and that you'll believe the lie. https://t.co/RRf1sw7eWe
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 6, 2020
Watch for yourself:
LIVE: President @realDonaldTrump and @FLOTUS at Mt. Rushmore https://t.co/hbTkkTdkgR
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 4, 2020