The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), which works to elect and re-elect Republican senators, fell prey to seriously unfortunate phraseology when its account tweeted:
And here is the NRSC's stmt RE: their deleted Tammy Duckworth tweet: pic.twitter.com/F8R7121FMR
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) March 8, 2016
It’s an innocuous jab — common among partisan Twitter — absent the knowledge that Rep. Duckworth (R-Ill.) is a double-amputee who lost both legs while serving in Iraq after her helicopter was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.
The NRSC account promptly deleted the tweet and issued the following response:
“It would be great if reporters would pay as much attention to a deleted tweet as they should to Tammy Duckworth being sued by VA whistleblowers for ignoring claims of mistreatment and corruption.”
