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Michael Goodwin: Sen. Chris Murphy is cheering for America’s enemies as Dems spew lies about Trump, Israel

Nypost · · 1142 words · By Michael Goodwin
Critique of the Democratic Party's Foreign Policy Support for Israel and US Military Aid Critique of Media Outlets (The New York Times)
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23 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Murphy, a Connecticut senator making noises about running for president in 2028, sounds as if he would be a better fit as Iran’s ayatollah.”
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The evidence confirms Chris Murphy is a Connecticut senator and has been mentioned in relation to 2028 presidential buzz in web search results. However, none of the provided evidence sources contain the specific claim that he 'sounds as if he would be a better fit as Iran’s ayatollah,' making the claim's core assertion unverified by the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Murphy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Connecticut. Primary elections took place on…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Connecticut gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Connecticut. Primary elections will take place on August 11, with early voting from August 3 t…
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““Awesome” was how he greeted a disputed report saying two dozen Iranian ships had broken the American blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Multiple web search results report that Senator Chris Murphy applauded a disputed report regarding Iranian ships bypassing the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. One source notes the Pentagon denied the report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting military and government sites and assassinating several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the order of battle of the 2026 Iran war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_order_of_battle
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“Last week in Spain, he and another dopey Dem, Minnesota Gov. “Tampon” Tim Walz, joined leaders of Brazil, South Africa and other radical leftists in slamming Trump and America.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Chris Murphy and Tim Walz were present with leaders from Brazil and South Africa at events in Spain criticizing Trump and America.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2003 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2003, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The NBA announced that 41 college and high school players and a record 31 internationa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jordan Bernard Murphy (born February 28, 1997) is a Puerto Rican-Virgin Islander professional basketball player for the Leones de Ponce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He was born in Texas …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Murphy_(basketball)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saint Paul (often abbreviated to St. Paul) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
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“Murphy earned his supper by making the outrageous claim that under Trump, the US is facing “the most significant threat to American democracy since the Civil War.””
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Multiple web search results quote or reference Chris Murphy warning that under Trump, the US faced a significant threat to democracy, aligning with the claim's assertion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Murphy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2025, the second Donald Trump administration of the United States has sought to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark (itself in the European Union), triggering an ongoing internat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in the United States on November 7, 2028, to elect the president and vice president for a term of four years. In the 2024 elections, then-former preside…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028_United_States_presidentia…
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“Adding fuel to his bonfire, he insisted that “we are not on the verge of a totalitarian takeover, we are in the middle of it.””
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The claim that Murphy stated the US was 'in the middle' of a totalitarian takeover, not on the verge, is not directly quoted or corroborated by multiple independent sources. However, web search results confirm Murphy made strong statements regarding the dismantling of democracy, which is contextually related.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Connecticut. Primary elections took place on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Murphy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Christopher Michael Murphy (born June 5, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Murphy_(baseball)
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“Last year, before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous first meeting with the president and Vice President JD Vance, Murphy met with Zelensky and advised him to reject the deal Trump was offering.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that before meeting Trump, Zelensky met with Democrats who advised him to reject a deal, and these sources attribute this advice to Senator Chris Murphy.
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web search NEUTRAL — On Feb. 28, 2025, before a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Democrats who convinced him to reject a deal that would allow the U.S. to ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-zelenskyy-met-democrat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with Democratic lawmakers influenced his decision to reject a key mineral deal with the US, resulting in a tense confrontation with President Trump. Democrats advised Zele…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Before meeting Trump, Zelensky met with anti-Trump Democrats who advised him to reject the terms of the mineral deal the president was offering, according to Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/03/fact-check-zelens…
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“They are so confused that most of the party’s 47 US senators have fallen for two big lies, both involving Israel.”
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The claim that 'most of the Democratic party's 47 US senators have accepted two major falsehoods concerning Israel' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources. While sources discuss Democratic party sentiment regarding Israel, the specific count (47 senators) and the assertion about 'two big lies' are not confirmed by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party is the major liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active politic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_State…
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web search NEUTRAL — More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin …
https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/319579
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web search NEUTRAL — Democratic Party, one of the two major political parties, alongside the Republican Party, in the United States.The Democratic Party has changed significantly during its more than two centuries of exis…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Democratic-Party
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“The First Big Lie is that Israel committed genocide in Gaza and intentionally starved infants.”
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Multiple web search results report claims that Israel committed genocide in Gaza and that there was intentional starvation, reflecting the content of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world's leading experts say.Israel's political and military leaders have consistently said its military's operations in Gaza are conducted in self-defence, to defea…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8641wv0n4go
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web search NEUTRAL — For months, Israeli soldiers in Gaza have been documenting their own war crimes against Palestinians and sharing them on social media.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAT9NQ4WkE0
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web search NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, deliberat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide
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“Never mind that Hamas started the war with its invasion, barbaric slaughter of civilians and taking 251 hostages back to the hellhole tunnels in Gaza, including some American citizens.”
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“Or that Hamas used Gaza’s civilians as human shields, and stashed fighters and weapons in hospitals, schools, mosques and private homes.”
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“The Second Big Lie is that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hoodwinked a gullible Trump into joining the war against Iran.”
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“The paper is the brain and mouthpiece of the Dems, and even its biased, false reporting becomes a road map for them.”
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“The lie was unmasked by the Times’ belated admission that a child it featured as an example “had pre-existing health problems.””
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“Similarly scandalous was its reliance on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry for the number of civilian deaths caused by Israel’s bombardment.”
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“More recently, the Gray Lady insisted that Netanyahu used a February meeting in the White House Situation Room to beguile Trump into going to war against Iran.”
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“The president rejected the Times’ conclusion, writing on Truth Social that “Israel never talked me into the war with Iran” and that “The results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.””
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“Murphy was among 40 Senate Dems who voted last week against supplying Israel’s military with armored bulldozers, and 36 Dems who voted to stop supplying 1,000-pound bombs to our most loyal ally.”
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“Both measures ultimately passed, thanks to near-unanimous support by Republicans and the votes of a handful of Dems, including Chuck Schumer, John Fetterman, Kirsten Gillibrand and several others.”
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“A recent Pew poll found that 80% of Dems and Dem-leaning independents hold an unfavorable view of Israel, a jump from 69% last year and 53% in 2022.”
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“The radicals, as exemplified by Bernie Sanders, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Gotham Mayor Zohran Mamdani, are among the most influential voices in the party.”
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“Another is Calif. Rep Ro Khanna, who said on Fox last week that “all Trump did is listen to Netanyahu — that’s his entire foreign policy. I resent the fact that Israel is going to tell the US what to do. The American president should call the shots in this country.””
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“Kamala Harris, the former vice president and 2024 Dem nominee, is another who has mixed her hatred of Trump with a hatred of Israel.”
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““He entered a war — got pulled into it by Bibi Netanyahu. Let’s be clear about that — he entered a war that the American people do not want,” Harris said last week.”
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