Sen. Chris Murphy: "Trump has decided he does not want to help Ukraine"

[Miles Archer]

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Sen. Chris Murphy: "I just think ultimately Donald Trump has decided he does not want to help Ukraine, and there doesn't seem to be enough courage in the Republican caucus to fight back"

Sen. Chris Murphy: "I just think ultimately Donald Trump has decided he does not want to help Ukraine, and there doesn't seem to be enough courage in the Republican caucus to fight back"

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-31T14:55:11.108Z

[rampartd]

1. chris, i thought you already knew this?

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trump has been firmly on team putin since he came down the escalator.

and 1/2 the maga caucus with him.

[obamanut2012]

3. Why in the world are you attacking Murphy?!

And with an ableist slur to boot.

[krawhitham]

4. "attacking" equals stating facts?

He asked a question and then stated facts, that is not an attack

[ProfessorGAC]

5. T.I.W.W.L.E

This.Is.Why.We.Lose.Elections

[Irish_Dem]

6. We just get tired of leaders paid big bucks who state the utterly obvious

years after everyone else knew it.

If it weren't so absurd and deadly it would be humorous.

Trump has been Putin's puppet for decades.
Water is wet.

We expect US senators to keep up with known facts.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. The start of the sentence was "I think the story here has been pretty simple from the start"

so it seems pretty counterproductive to ignore that, and then attack the senator as if he hadn't said that, but pretend that he didn't know something until "years after everyone else knew it", or to moan "we expect US senators to keep up with known facts" when they have explicitly stated that they have. As another DUer says above, "This.Is.Why.We.Lose.Elections" - having a go at a senator who actually thinks exactly the same as you.,

[Irish_Dem]

10. Someone asked a question of another poster and I answered the question.

Why the other poster made a snarky comment.
I simply answered the question.

I am just the messenger.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. No, you stated your own views, so you are not "just the messenger"

"We just get tired of leaders paid big bucks who state the utterly obvious years after everyone else knew it." - a view, based on you not listening to the clip in the OP, and an attack on Sen Murphy

"If it weren't so absurd and deadly it would be humorous." - another view

"We expect US senators to keep up with known facts." yet another view, and another attack on the senator.

[Irish_Dem]

12. I do not understand the points you are making.

Someone asked a question.
I answered it.

Sorry to have offended you somehow.
I am perplexed.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Clearly his did already know this, since he said so in the clip

"I think the story here has been pretty simple from the start". That's what he said, directly before the quote that was written out on BlueSky.

So why are you moaning?

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Worst telegraphed sentiment in the history of poker facing the enemy.

[sakabatou]

9. No shit. Donny's been kissing the boots of dictators everywhere

[republianmushroom]

13. No, Putin told trump "not want to help Ukraine"

And the puppet obeys its master.

[MustLoveBeagles]

14. I didn't see that coming

Said no one ever