{"id":1136858,"date":"2021-12-21T08:49:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T13:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1136858"},"modified":"2021-12-21T08:49:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T13:49:17","slug":"sen-blumenthal-says-he-wouldnt-have-gone-to-communist-party-awards-if-he-knew-the-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-blumenthal-says-he-wouldnt-have-gone-to-communist-party-awards-if-he-knew-the-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Blumenthal Says He Wouldn\u2019t Have Gone To Communist Party Awards If He Knew \u2018The Details\u2019"},"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\">32<\/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-says-he-wouldnt-have-gone-to-communist-party-awards-if-he-knew-the-details%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=1136858&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--><p>Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Friday that if he had known the awards show he attended Dec. 11 was tied to the Communist Party, he would not have attended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy understanding was that this ceremony was strictly a labor event,\u2019\u2019 Blumenthal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/politics\/hc-pol-sen-blumenthal-criticized-awards-ceremony-20211217-rsde3elozfgs3awgnscllbwyju-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told<\/a> local outlet Hartford Courant in a Friday interview. \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<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI go to a lot of events, places, meetings, rallies, and ceremonies in Connecticut. I\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 the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/15\/sen-blumenthal-doj-nassar-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">senator<\/a> said, according to the Courant.<\/p>\n<p>The senator spoke and gave out awards <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/14\/richard-blumenthal-communist-party-connecticut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dec. 11<\/a> at the \u201cAmistad Award\u201d ceremony, which <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2018\/07\/19\/fact-check-brennan-vote-communist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communist Party USA<\/a>-affiliate Connecticut People\u2019s World Committee organizes every year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7340648\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"42\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7340648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><small><em>Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks at an event on behalf of the over 400,000 people who signed petitions of support from UltraViolet, NARAL, MoveOn, MomsRising, Catholics for Choice and National Council of Jewish Women to urge the Senate to protect abortion rights at an event outside of the U.S Capitol Building on September 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. <\/em>(Photo by Paul Morigi\/Getty Images for MoveOn)<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Blumenthal praised the event in his speech there, calling it a \u201cremarkable occasion.\u201d He also advocated for several Democrat goals such as U.S. President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/13\/joe-biden-joe-manchin-speak-build-back-better-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Build Back Better<\/a> agenda, the establishment of a $15 federal minimum wage and getting rid of the filibuster.<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/14\/richard-blumenthal-communist-party-connecticut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;<strong>(RELATED: Sen. Blumenthal Delivers Speech At Communist Party Awards)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several Republicans, like the State Republican chairman and spokeswoman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, criticized Blumenthal for his presence at the awards ceremony, the Courant reported.<\/p>\n<p>\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 Blumenthal said of the criticism, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Sen. 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