Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat who lost her legs in combat during the Iraq War, called President Trump “coward in chief” and accused him of acting as a puppet to Vladimir Putin.

“As president, Joe Biden would never let tyrants manipulate him like a puppet,” Duckworth said, standing beside her wheelchair with the U.S. Capitol as the backdrop.

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