Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) laughed when Fox News anchor Bret Baier confronted her for calling Trump Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth a “f*cking liar” over the Signalgate scandal, asking her about the use of “expletives” by Democrats.
Duckworth released a statement on the scandal Wednesday that read, in part, “Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed. He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.”
Sen. Duckworth was a guest on Wednesday night’s edition of Fox News Channel’s Special Report, during which Baier asked her about the statement, and she explained with a laugh that her language was not part of a party trend:
BAIER: Senator Duckworth, your statement today was pretty pointed. You said Pete Hegseth is an f-ing liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could have gotten our pilots killed. You say he needs to resign.
Here is Secretary Hegseth dealing with those questions today.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
PETE HEGSETH, DEFENSE SECRETARY: Nobody’s texting war plans. There’s no units, no locations, no routes, no flight paths, no sources, no methods, no classified information. You know who sees war plans? I see ‘em, every single day.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
BAIER: So, you think he should step down?
SEN. TAMMY DUCKWORTH (D-IL): I do, because what he texted was the drones are going to hit, then the second sortie of F-18s will be on target. That tells the enemy exactly when the drones hit in that spot. Thirty minutes later, the F-18s are going to be there. That is my concern. That’s why I’m so upset.
As a former pilot, you know, I have a special affinity for pilots who are out there. And these men and women, thank goodness, were not — you know, were not injured on this mission, and I worry about future missions. I worry that our allies might not share information with us if they feel that we can’t — do not know how to safeguard.
So, I really want to thank Chairman Wicker for agreeing to do this investigation. I think a bipartisan, nonpartisan investigation is what is needed.
BAIER: I’ve noticed Democrats using expletives a little bit more in statements. Is that why you’re — you decided to —
(CROSSTALK)
DUCKWORTH: I’m an Army — I’m an Army helicopter pilot. I’m a grunt pilot. I — it was, you know, I — I have known to have a little bit of a potty mouth, unfortunately.
(LAUGHTER)
BAIER: We’ll see where this goes. Obviously, this investigation will go forward. The president and the national security adviser both said it was a mistake and they’re moving forward, but Senator Wicker is — is doing this investigation, along with Senator Reed, bipartisan.
Watch above via Fox News Channel’s Special Report.
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