Prairie State Wire

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has taken to Twitter in the past several weeks to blast President Trump over the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising death toll.

Last week she tweeted, “Donald Trump’s basic responsibility is to keep Americans safe. The rising death count shows that he’s failing. Instead of spending his time deflecting blame, he should start listening to governors and giving them the supplies they need to fight the #COVID19 public health crisis.”

Some blasted her on Twitter for her remarks. Second City Cop @SecondCityCop wrote, “So tell us then Tammy, who is responsible for the murders of all the brown and black people on a daily basis in Illinois? Would it be @GovPritzker or @chicagosmayor ?”

On April 24 Duckworth also took another swipe at Trump for his leadership, and posted a video of herself being interviewed on MSNBC.

“This is a tough country and we’re strong people," she tweeted. "But you know what'd be really helpful? If we had real leadership at the White House to coordinate efforts like getting medical supplies out to states and implementing widespread testing. That’s not what we’re getting.” 

Three days later Duckworth also said on Twitter it is the federal government’s responsibility to help states in a national crisis. “This is a ridiculous statement from someone who is supposed to be the president of the United States of America. We are in all in this together and it’s literally the federal government's job to help every state weather a national crisis.”

That tweet was in response to one from Trump who asked, “Why should the people and taxpayers of America be bailing out poorly run states [like Illinois, as example] and cities, in all cases Democrat-run and managed, when most of the other states are not looking for bailout help? I am open to discussing anything, but just asking?”

The president of the North West Side GOP Club, Matthew Podgorski, told Prairie State Wire by email, “I’m very disappointed in my Sen. Duckworth. She plays politics with the best of them.”

Podgorski said that Duckworth is not stepping up to help solve the issues created by the coronavirus. 

“She is a part of the problem as opposed to being part of the solution," he said. "She preaches one thing and then does another. I think a lot of people are sick and tired of the fighting. Get something done that’s productive. And by the way, let’s start reopening the economy ASAP. How many senators and congressmen have voluntarily taken pay cuts while average Americans are getting pounded?”