Washington (CNN) Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said Thursday that President Donald Trump has "failed miserably" in his attempts to support US troops.

"He's failed miserably when it comes to supporting our troops and their families," the senator from Illinois said. Duckworth is a veteran who lost both legs during an explosion in Iraq while serving in the US Army.

Trump often touts his support for troops and veterans during his rallies across the country.

"If he truly cared about the troops he would go visit them in a combat zone, he would go to the cemetery whether it was raining or snowing to honor our heroic dead," Duckworth told CNN's Anderson Cooper on "Anderson Cooper 360."

The President faced backlash after he skipped a planned visit to an American cemetery and memorial while in France because it was raining. The next day the President visited a different American cemetery, much closer to Paris, to observe Armistice Day.

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