Duckworth Hits Back at Cruz’s ‘Emasculated’ Swipe

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is facing backlash after he claimed that new military promotional videos are promoting a “woke, emasculated military,” The Hill reports.

“Cruz made the remark on Twitter, sharing a video displaying an apparent Russian military advertisement showing images of men with shaved heads doing push-ups and jumping out of a plane.”

“The video then cuts to an animated story of U.S. Army Cpl. Emma Malonelord discussing her mothers’ wedding, marching for LGBTQ rights and joining the military.”

Said Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL): “Holy crap. Perhaps a U.S. Senator shouldn’t suggest that the Russian military is better than the American military that protected him from an insurrection he helped foment?”