The NRSC may be following the memo it circulated this fall instructing Senate candidates to be more like Donald Trump a little too closely. After its deeply offensive tweet about Iraq War Veteran Tammy Duckworth, the NRSC has yet to apologize and let’s just say that the media noticed:
Washington Post: The GOP said Tammy Duckworth doesn’t ‘stand up’ for vets. The problem? She lost her legs — in Iraq
Politico: NRSC deletes tweet attacking Tammy Duckworth for ‘not standing up for our veterans
CNN: GOP Senate group deletes Tweet about double amputee pol ‘not standing up for our veterans,’
Huffington Post: GOP Attacks Democrat Who Lost Both Legs In Iraq For “Not Standing” For Vets
Fox News: GOP Senate group deletes tweet accusing amputee Duckworth of ‘not standing up’ for vets
The Hill: NRSC tweet accuses double amputee Dem of ‘not standing up for veterans,
MSNBC: GOP takes on Illinois’ Duckworth in a deeply unfortunate way
USA Today: GOP tweet: Vet lawmaker without legs ‘not standing up for our veterans
Associated Press: GOP Group: Tweet About Duckworth and Veterans Was a Mistake,
NBC: GOP Deletes Tweet Accusing Amputee of ‘Not Standing Up’ for Vets
Time: Republicans Attack Amputee Lawmaker For ‘Not Standing Up’ For Veterans
Sun-Times: NRSC: Tammy Duckworth doesn’t stand up for vets
Roll Call: Duckworth Slams ‘Tasteless’ GOP Tweet
TPM: NRSC Deletes Tweet Saying Double Amputee Dem Doesn’t ‘Stand’ For Vets
Washington Examiner: The NRSC just sent out the worst tweet imaginable
Mic: Republican Committee Attacks Double Amputee Veteran for Not “Standing Up” For Vets
Chicago Tribune: Republicans delete tweet accusing Duckworth of ‘not standing up’ for veterans
Chicago Sun-Times: GOP deletes tweet saying Duckworth isn’t ‘standing up’ for vets
Daily Herald: Duckworth, Kirk trade critiques over ‘standing up’ tweet
CBS Chicago: Republican Senatorial Committee Tweets Tammy Duckworth Has ‘Sad Record of Not Standing Up For Our Veterans’
KWQC Illinois: Republican tweet on Rep. Duckworth deleted
Capitol Fax: NRSC kicks up Twitter backlash over Duckworth slam
Progress Illinois: National Republican Senatorial Committee Gets Blowback Over ‘Offensive’ Duckworth Tweet
NBC Washington: Tweet Accuses Double-Amputee Congresswoman With Purple Heart of “Not Standing Up” For Vets
SeattlePi: Iraq War double amputee ‘not standing up for veterans’: Republicans
Bloomberg TV: NRSC Loses the Day
WMBD (CBS): NRSC Deletes Tweet
CLTV: Why Did the NRSC So Quickly Delete a Tweet? Take a Look at What the Tweet Was
WFLD-CHI: Republican Committee Calls Tweet a “Mistake”
WHOI (ABC): NRSC Tweet ‘Vile, Tasteless, Dishonest’
WMAQ-CHI (NBC): Tweet controversy
