Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy accused President Trump of “deliberately killing people.”
“Can we take the gloves off and tell the truth? Trump is deliberately killing people. He holds rallies where people get infected. On Thursday, no social distancing or masks, sending a clear message that the CDC should be ignored,” Murphy wrote on Twitter. “His plan is to kill people. Let’s just say it.”
Can we take the gloves off and tell the truth?
Trump is deliberately killing people.
He holds rallies where people get infected. On Thursday, no social distancing or masks, sending a clear message that the CDC should be ignored.
His plan is to kill people. Let’s just say it.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 29, 2020
During the final night of the Republican National Convention speech, 1,500 attendees were not socially distancing and few members of the crowd were seen wearing face masks. Murphy accused senior officials in the Trump administration, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, of being “stone cold killers” and ascribed responsibility for the next 50,000 coronavirus deaths to them.
“These guys are stone cold killers. The next 50,000 people who die are their responsibility. They sat right next to each other and didn’t wear masks intentionally,” he wrote on Twitter on Friday, accompanied by a photo of Trump leadership. “They knew they were setting an example that would be followed and they reveled in it. STONE. COLD. KILLERS.”
These guys are stone cold killers. The next 50,000 people who die are their responsibility.
They sat right next to each other and didn’t wear masks intentionally. They knew they were setting an example that would be followed and they reveled in it.
STONE. COLD. KILLERS. pic.twitter.com/kUBUuRKFht
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 28, 2020
Murphy’s comments were met with condemnation from those on the Right. Former Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth asked the senator to “explain how Democrat-supported riots protect from the virus.”
If one sought to prove absence of intelligence in CT, their electing this man Senator would be Data Point #1.
Perhaps Mr. Murphy can explain how Democrat-supported riots protect from the virus.
And how this summer’s slaughter of Black innocents in cities protects Black lives. https://t.co/Q0FIkwuLLR
— Nan Hayworth, M.D. (@NanHayworth) August 29, 2020
Media critic Stephen Miller said that Murphy’s standard made Rev. Al Sharpton a “genocidal maniac” for speaking at the March on Washington, an event attended by thousands.
Guess that makes Al Sharpton a genocidal maniac for murdering thousands in one sitting yesterday. https://t.co/ZEFph7q23B
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 29, 2020
The Libertarian Party of Connecticut called the senator’s statements “bold,” asking if he was planning another “bold” tweet addressing Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s decision to send “COVID into nursing homes.”
Bold statement, Senator. Meanwhile, your buddy @GovNedLamont actually sent COVID into nursing homes.
Where’s the “bold” tweet on that, eh? https://t.co/W7vi9xeb1U
— Libertarian Party of Connecticut (@LibertarianCT) August 30, 2020
