Tammy Duckworth actually said...

"I absolutely do not believe that, Anderson. We've had transgender people who have served in -- tens of thousands of them have served over the course of our military's history."

"If you're willing to serve this country in uniform and you're willing to lay down your life to protect it, you deserve to be able to do that."

"Our military men and women who are willing to die to protect the values enshrined on our Constitution deserves far better than this type of policy, especially one that's not been thought out."

"I would think this is about appealing to his base. It's certainly not about military readiness."