Democrats are so opposed to everything President Donald Trump does that they are apparently willing to applaud America’s enemies.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Connecticut, is under fire for appearing to support an Iranian fleet breaking through the United States blockade. He shared an article on X titled “At least 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels bypass US blockade,” which he simply captioned with “awesome.”
Look:
awesome https://t.co/nRj1trI3rF
— Chris Murphy
(@ChrisMurphyCT) April 20, 2026
The article claims that, contrary to United States military claims that it has “turned around over 20 vessels and ‘completely halted’ Iranian trade, Lloyd’s List Intelligence shows a steady flow of shadow fleet traffic in and out of the Middle East Gulf.”
He later attempted to clarify what he meant by his comment, claiming it was “sarcasm”:
Ok Twitter, I can’t believe I need to clarify this but obviously Trump’s bungled mismanagement of this war is not “awesome”. As I have said a million times here, it’s a disaster and he should end the war immediately. My tweet was something called “sarcasm”. https://t.co/aL9vSEzZC1
— Chris Murphy
X users called out Murphy’s reaction to the story:
A sitting U.S. Senator is actively rooting for Iran
Crazy as hell
TRAITOR pic.twitter.com/YVENVLUOtr
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 21, 2026
This douche bag should be censored and never allowed on a US military installation ever again. Our troops deserve better than seditious rhetoric from a sitting “representative.”
This is reprehensible! What are your thoughts? https://t.co/4Li65axkZ4
— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) April 21, 2026
Senate Democrats are expected to disagree with Republicans.
But cheering for our enemy, especially for a regime that has killed so many American citizens, is beyond the pale.
Democrats in Congress ought to condemn this disgusting remark. https://t.co/pKnQt5Onxs
— Senate Republicans (@SenateGOP) April 21, 2026
This U.S. senator is publicly cheering for America’s enemy during war.
The Senate should vote to censure him. https://t.co/brGX8Ueip6
—
Mike Davis
Here is a United States senator openly cheering for a military our men and women are fighting. WTF Connecticut… Is treason your new look? https://t.co/psy1kbIaO9
— Robert J. O’Neill (@mchooyah) April 21, 2026
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) responds to report that 26 Iranian ships in its shadow fleet have made it past the US blockade in the Gulf of Oman.
“Awesome.” https://t.co/FzsMKaQOR9
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 21, 2026
Not really surprising coming from a guy who secretly met with regime officials in 2020. https://t.co/EF3OiPwmvZ
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) April 21, 2026
A US Senator literally rooting against his own country.
You might even call it treasonous.
The biggest scumbag in Congress. https://t.co/7ZxDnqRAvm
— Gerry Callahan (@GerryCallahan) April 21, 2026
