Dem Sen. Murphy Accuses Trump of 'Trying to End' U.S. Democracy

Dem Sen. Murphy Accuses Trump of ‘Trying to End’ U.S. Democracy


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Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) accused President Donald Trump of “trying to end” the United States’ democracy, adding that Trump was “trying to seize control.”

While speaking in Spain at the Global Progressive Mobilisation conference, Murphy claimed that the U.S. was “in the middle” of a totalitarian takeover. Murphy also claimed that Trump was trying to gain control of the courts, law enforcement, media, and elections in the U.S.

“I want to bring you greetings, as well, from a nation that is in crisis,” Murphy said. “I’m not going to sugarcoat the gravity of what we face right now in the United States. This is the most significant threat to American democracy since the Civil War. Donald Trump in our country is trying to end our democracy.”

“We are not on the verge of a totalitarian takeover, we are in the middle of it. He is trying to seize control of

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