Murphy: Trump, not leftist candidates, is 'biggest threat' to US
Key takeaways
- Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday that President Trump is the biggest threat to the U.S., while downplaying concerns about far-left candidates like democratic socialists who have notched wins recently.
- And right now the biggest threat to this country is — are not a handful of House candidates in New York.
- The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.
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Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday that President Trump is the biggest threat to the U.S., while downplaying concerns about far-left candidates like democratic socialists who have notched wins recently.
I will say, though, what binds together, I think, every Democratic candidate that is running, including the ones in New York, is that they are standing up to protect American democracy, Murphy told NBC News s Ryan Nobles on Meet the Press, referencing leftist candidates who won House primaries in New York last week.
And right now the biggest threat to this country is — are not a handful of House candidates in New York. It is the president of the United States that is trying to destroy American democracy, and the Democratic Party, left, right and center, is united around the fact that we need to protect this nation from Donald Trump s attacks on the rule of law, he added.