A Memorial Day social media post from the Democratic National Committee was removed late Monday after public bipartisan criticism. The post used images of troops killed early in the Iran conflict and framed the deaths as part of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. Democratic lawmakers condemned the message for exploiting fallen service members for political purposes on a national day of remembrance. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called the post distasteful and said she condemned it. Rep. Jason Crow said politicizing the day was wrong and that he would criticize his own team when it fell short. Republican leaders also condemned the post as disgraceful. The Pentagon criticized it as classless, disrespectful, and vile.
"Today, we honor the American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in Trump's war with Iran."
"It is incredibly distasteful to use our heroic dead for a political attack on Memorial Day. I'm a Democrat and I condemn this post by the DNC. https://t.co/2lqI4jGcnd"
"If we want the moral high ground, we have to be better. I fought for our country and served with those who made the ultimate sacrifice. It's wrong to politicize this day. I won't hesitate to call out my own team when we fall short. https://t.co/cGNTBbIs9K"
"Using Memorial Day to politically exploit fallen service members is appalling and disgraceful. One of the most disgusting posts I have ever seen. https://t.co/lCkIYgGyPc"
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