A sitting United States senator just flew overseas and publicly trashed President Trump on foreign soil, calling him part of the “forces of fascism” and declaring that America faces “the most significant threat to American democracy since the Civil War.”
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) traveled to Barcelona, Spain this week to attend a summit called “In Defense of Democracy,” organized in part by Alex Soros and the Open Society Foundations. Rather than representing the interests of his Connecticut constituents back home, Murphy chose to stand on a stage in Europe and attack the duly elected President of the United States.
Murphy posted about his trip on X, framing it as an effort to “unite progressive parties from around the world” against what he called “the forces of fascism.”
I am in Barcelona today to help unite progressive parties from around the world in a defense of democracy and a war against corruption. A first of its kind event. Necessary
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