Connecticut Senator draws ire of Commander in Chief
- Aug 18, 2025
- 1 min read
It's easy to start a war and hard to end it. Aren't we all hoping to end the war in Ukraine and avoid WWIII?
CT Senator Chris Murphy (D) went on Meet the Press this weekend (video here) to complain about the Trump meeting in Alaska with Russian President Putin to end the Ukraine war. He said that this meeting was a disaster, a failure. Putin got everything he wanted: a photo op legitimizing his war crimes, no ceasefire, and no sanctions or new weapons for Ukraine.
President Trump on his social media account shot back saying, "The very unattractive (both inside and out!) Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, said Putin got everything that he wanted. Actually, nobody got anything; too soon but getting close. Murphy is a lightweight who thinks it made the Russian President look good in coming to America. Actually it was very hard for President Putin to do so. This war can be ended, NOW, but stupid people like Chris Murphy, John Bolton, and others, make it much harder to do so".
Between the Lines: Murphy may have a point about the photo-op, but is he actively rooting against peace here? Wouldn't he want to reserve judgement just for a little bit to see what happens. But, of course, he needs to be in the limelight in his quest for the U.S. Presidency.