Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

God bless our troops. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @SpyTalker: A massive humanitarian disaster looms in Yemen after Pompeo names the Houthis a terrorist group, per Sen. @ChrisMurphyCT — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @RonBrownstein: Clear words to me from former Trump DHS official Elizabeth Neumann on growing white nationalist threat: "The biggest thi… — PolitiTweet.org

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very fine people — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

There is an active insurrection occurring in your country. The 60 second inconvenience of walking through a metal detector is not the most important thing right now. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

I exhaustively researched the roots of human violence for this book. Did not think I would be talking about what I leaned in this context, but looking forward to joining tomorrow, @LucyVN. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

There was a truck filled with 11 pipe bombs parked 2 blocks from the Capitol, 2 blocks from an elementary school. This could have been so much worse. And it's why our nation's security - not the hurt feelings of traitors - must take precedent right now. https://t.co/amS7tPJamG — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

At the key moment, Trump refused to order the crowd to stand down. from WaPo: "the message from those around him — that he needed to call off the angry mob he had egged on just hours earlier — was one to which he was not initially receptive." This alone is impeachable. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Spent some time today at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain (where my mom and both our boys were born!). They are doing a great job on vaccine distribution, but the lack of clarity on phase 1b concerns them. Concerns me too. https://t.co/BBqhNSzp8T — PolitiTweet.org

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At the mobile food pantry at First Congregational Church in Torrington today, I helped Danielle bring her food to her car. She just got laid off, says the extra $300/wk in UI will be life saving. But since she hasn’t qualified yet, she needs this food to survive. A common story. https://t.co/ZNepalvC86 — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

The vote had already occurred. At this point it was just about counting the votes and litigation. There was no active role at this point for citizens. What did he mean by “let’s stop this”? How could he not know what it meant? — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @cnnbrk: Two people linked to the Capitol riot, including one alleged to have parked a bomb-filled truck blocks away, have been indicted… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nhregister: Report: Connecticut among top states to raise a family https://t.co/0vFxGeKq32 — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

It’s just not 100% clear we can have a peaceful transfer of power so long as Donald Trump is in charge of the nation’s security. I wish that weren’t true. I really do. But when January 20th arrives, we need 100%. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @crampell: Pompeo gave a talk condemning repressive regimes and censorship abroad. When a VOA reporter tried to ask him follow-up questi… — PolitiTweet.org

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9/ Biden can, and should, reverse the designation on day one. It's a no brainer. But the damage will be lasting. Some humanitarian groups may be spooked out of Yemen. The Houthis will be pushed to Iran. Peace negotiations will be less likely. A disaster of our own making. — PolitiTweet.org

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8/ Finally, there's no upside. At all. Pompeo says it will send the Houthis a message. What? The State Dept. briefing today was a disaster. They had no answers for how this will drive Houthis to the negotiating table. No answers for how to prevent starvation. — PolitiTweet.org

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7/ Gets worse. A Houthi controlled rotting oil tanker sits right off the coast of the country's most important port. Soon, it will start leaking oil, or worse, explode, making the Beirut blast look like child's play. Houthis will now be much less willing to deal with UN on this. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

6/ And in that corner is Iran. At the start of the war, there was a loose relationship between the Houthis and Iran. As the war has dragged, the alliance has grown stronger. Now, it cements. The Iran-skeptic wing of the Houthis is now pushed into Iran's waiting arms. Disaster. — PolitiTweet.org

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5/ Gets worse. The only way to achieve a political settlement is for the U.S. and the UN to broker a settlement between Houthis and the Saudis. But by law, the U.S. can't talk to terrorist groups, and frankly, the Houthis won't talk now anyway. They've been backed into a corner. — PolitiTweet.org

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5/ Gets worse. Commercial food importers will not send food into the same areas. Yemen imports almost all its food. So the designation is essentially a death sentence for millions. No humanitarian food. No commercial food. — PolitiTweet.org

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4/ Only food aid keeps people alive in Yemen. But humanitarian organizations can't work in areas of countries controlled by terrorist organizations. Now, these programs will shut down in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthis. — PolitiTweet.org

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3/ The Houthis are bad guys. They target civilians. They steal food aid. But they aren't what we would traditionally consider a "terrorist group". They are using barbaric tactics in the conduct of war. But so are the Saudis. They intentionally target civilians too. — PolitiTweet.org

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2/ A civil war has been raging in Yemen since 2014. Saudi Arabia and the U.S. are on one side. The rebel Houthi tribe and Iran on the other. It has caused a humanitarian crisis - the worst in the world. 100,000 children have died of starvation or disease. 16m are malnourished. — PolitiTweet.org

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A little noticed decision by Mike Pompeo Sunday may result in tens of thousands dying of starvation and also a massive oil spill 4 times bigger than the Valdez. 1/ A THREAD of the mind blowing insanity of Pompeo's decision to name Yemen's Houthis as a terrorist group. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

There are many reasons our democracy has survived, despite the odds, for 240 years. One of them is a commitment to transparency from leaders. Secrecy promotes distrust and conspiracy. There has not been a single press briefing on the events of Jan. 6. That's an abomination. — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

RT @CTMirrorPaz: .@ChrisMurphyCT says the story Capitol Police Chief Sund told @WaPo about wanting National Guard on standby is inconsisten… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Redistrict: True story: the day before the election, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy told me that if Trump refused to concede, he and M… — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

Feels like the difference between the conduct of McConnell and McCarthy on Wednesday demands more attention. McConnell cannot be absolved for all he did to empower Trump, but he understood the moment Wednesday and met it. McCarthy wilted. https://t.co/3xPkoU87OS — PolitiTweet.org

Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT

About to talk w @chrislhayes on @allinwithchris about the path forward to secure our nation in the wake of January 6th. — PolitiTweet.org