"Secretary Hegseth said today Trump has "all the cards" in negotiations with Iran.
This was so concerningly disconnected from reality, I went to the Senate floor to explain how Trump's incompetence has given Iran far more leverage today than during the nuclear talks in 2013."
-Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
"America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more."
-Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
"Not a single one of Trump’s (ever changing) war goals is close to being achieved. Iran still has the majority of their missiles and drones. They still have a nuclear program. They are more powerful globally today than before the war. An utter disaster."
-Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
"Get ready. As the Iran War spirals out of control, Trump is going to get more desperate.
The new attacks on ABC for airing criticism of Trump is a sign of what’s the come. We cannot shrug it off as “Trump being Trump”. He’s trying to build a censorship state - plain and simple."
-Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
"Trump is going to try to claim we’re winning in Iran but there’s a daily scoreboard - gas and grocery prices - that he can’t ignore. This war has been a disaster for our security and our economy and he can’t hide it."
-Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
"Trump just opened a cumbersome new portal where some small businesses can apply to get some of the money Trump stole from them with his illegal tariffs.
It just exposes how insane and damaging his entire tariff obsession has been for our economy."
-Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
"It's hard to believe, but the damage of Trump's Iran War could get even worse. He is still contemplating a cataclysmic ground invasion, and his refusal to end the the war keeps Iran in control of the Strait and keeps energy prices disastrously high."
-Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)
"ICE has violated almost 100 court orders.
Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order.
That's an out of control agency that shouldn't get another dime."