Senator disabled by her Iraq War service to the titular character in Forrest Gump. “Watching Tammy Duckworth obsessively interrupt Marco Rubio during this hearing is like watching Forrest Gump argue with Isaac Newton,” the vice president wrote. Great job,” Vance added in a follow-up post, which had been viewed roughly half a million times as of publication. Screenshot/X/Screnshot/XTammy Duckworth lost both her legs in combat. “At least we can say one thing about JD Vance: He’s consistent about not giving a s--t about wounded combat veterans, Duckworth included.