Sen. Chris Murphy Cheers For America’s Enemy

About this episode

The episode discusses Sen. Chris Murphy's controversial tweet regarding Iran during a time of war.

Sen. Chris Murphy, the Democrat from Connecticut, is under fire for appearing to cheer on America’s enemy during the middle of a war. It was reported that 26 ships in Iran’s shadow fleet had been able to run the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. In response to that news, the senator tweeted one word, “Awesome.” White House spokesperson Olivia Wales told Fox News the congressman’s social media message crossed the line. “It takes an insane level of Trump Derangement Syndrome to cheer for a terrorist regime that chants ‘Death to America,” Wales told the network. “Chris Murphy is an America-last, radical left lunatic who stands for illegal aliens and Iranian terrorists over the American people,” she added. “The only thing ‘awesome’ will be when he is out of office.” First of all, there is no evidence that Iran has a shadow fleet or that they were able to evade the U.S. Navy. And to suggest otherwise is outrageous. “This is what late-stage TDS looks like: Cheering on Iran to defeat the U.S. Navy,” read a statement from the Trump War Room on X. The congressman’s office defended…

People in this episode

Host: Todd Starnes

Topics covered

• politics
• Iran
• U.S. Navy
• Senate
• social media
• war
• Trump Derangement Syndrome

Keywords

• Chris Murphy
• Iran
• U.S. Navy
• Trump Derangement Syndrome
• politics
• social media
• war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fox News, Trump War Room

Places: Connecticut, Strait of Hormuz, Iran, United States of America

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