{"id":1132785,"date":"2021-12-19T19:34:45","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T00:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132785"},"modified":"2021-12-19T19:34:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T00:34:47","slug":"sen-blumenthal-claims-he-would-have-avoided-ceremony-had-he-known-of-communist-party-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-blumenthal-claims-he-would-have-avoided-ceremony-had-he-known-of-communist-party-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Blumenthal Claims He Would Have Avoided Ceremony Had He Known of Communist Party Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-blumenthal-claims-he-would-have-avoided-ceremony-had-he-known-of-communist-party-ties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132785&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/6d56ad_us-senator-richard-blumenthal-new-aims-companies-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/politics\/hc-pol-sen-blumenthal-criticized-awards-ceremony-20211217-rsde3elozfgs3awgnscllbwyju-story.html\">explained<\/a> Friday he would not have gone to an awards ceremony if he had known it was connected to the Communist Party, the <em>Hartford Courant<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AdKhPZDvNQk\">criticized<\/a> online, on television, and by state and national Republicans regarding the event at a New Haven church where several friends were recognized, the newspaper said Friday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blumenthal refers to Republicans as enemies of communism\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdKhPZDvNQk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>However, he claimed he was unaware the event was connected to the Communist Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"crd clln--it\" data-type=\"text\" readability=\"11\">\n<div class=\" crd--cnt \" readability=\"17\">\n<p class=\" \">\u201cMy understanding was that this ceremony was strictly a labor event,\u201d Blumenthal stated during a recent phone interview, according to the paper.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cIf I had known the details, I wouldn\u2019t have gone. \u2026 Let me just say very emphatically, I\u2019m a Democrat and a strong believer in American capitalism. I have been consistently a Democrat and a strong supporter and believer in American capitalism,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">The report continued:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"crd clln--it\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\" crd--cnt \" readability=\"10\">\n<blockquote readability=\"13\">\n<p class=\" \">Regarding ongoing criticism, Blumenthal said, \u201cPeople are going to do what they\u2019re going to do. I\u2019m just going to keep doing my job for the people of Connecticut. There\u2019s a lot at stake in the Senate right now \u2014 voting rights, the ongoing pandemic, making childcare affordable, lowering prescription drug prices. That\u2019s where my focus is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\" \">Blumenthal also praised those who received the \u201cAmistad Award,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/new-haven-ct\/peoples-world-amistad-awards-2021-making-good-trouble\/2957257107857335\/\">given<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CTPeoplesWorld\/\">Connecticut People\u2019s World Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cThe committee is affiliated with the Communist Party USA, and supporters were celebrating the party\u2019s 102nd anniversary,\u201d the <em>Courant<\/em> article said.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">In a social media post December 12, the committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CTPeoplesWorld\/posts\/1040391220144621\">shared<\/a> video of the awards ceremony, which included Blumenthal\u2019s remarks:<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cYou don\u2019t have to agree with anyone or everyone, with any party or any particular union, or organization. I\u2019m here to honor the great tradition of activism and standing up for individual workers that is represented by the three honorees here,\u201d he said in the clip.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">Speaking of his apparently hectic schedule, Blumenthal told the <em>Courant<\/em>, \u201cI go to a lot of events, places, meetings, rallies, and ceremonies in Connecticut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cI\u2019m delighted to be invited anywhere, and in this instance, I was invited by local labor unions to honor these three individuals, and that\u2019s why I was there. That\u2019s pretty much it,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">Meanwhile, state Republican <a href=\"http:\/\/ct.gop\/about\/officers\/\">chairman<\/a> Ben Proto told the <em>Courant<\/em> he was surprised to learn Blumenthal went to the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cWe know the Democratic Party is moving further and further to the left and becoming more socialist,\u201d Proto stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\" \">\u201cI don\u2019t know if they get to communism. \u2026 At the end of the day, he is an example of where the Democratic Party is going, which is further and further to the left,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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