{"id":2593424,"date":"2026-04-21T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senator-chris-murphy-cheers-as-iranians-successfully-bypass-us-blockade-awesome\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:50:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:50:51","slug":"dem-senator-chris-murphy-cheers-as-iranians-successfully-bypass-us-blockade-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-senator-chris-murphy-cheers-as-iranians-successfully-bypass-us-blockade-awesome\/","title":{"rendered":"Dem Senator Chris Murphy Cheers as Iranians Successfully Bypass US Blockade: &#8216;Awesome&#8217;"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fdem-senator-chris-murphy-cheers-as-iranians-successfully-bypass-us-blockade-awesome%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=2593424&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>Conservative Trump supporters are divided over the Iran conflict after a tweet by Sen. Chris murphy praising a news item about Iranian vessels bypassing the U.S.blockade sparked a flurry of backlash. The piece catalogs social-media reactions labeling Murphy a traitor and calling for his disqualification, while noting other Republicans and conservative commentators who criticize the administration\u2019s war approach. It frames the dispute as part of broader GOP infighting, with voices ranging from condemnation of Murphy to praise for hardline policy toward Iran, and it even invokes a historical comparison to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >early 19th-century tensions<\/a> while urging caution not to cheer for Americans in harm\u2019s way.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In recent months, conservatives and longtime supporters of President Donald Trump have quarreled with one another.<\/p>\n<p>Amid our quarrels, however, we would never stoop as low as Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>Monday on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Ro... Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, Murphy replied &ldquo;awesome&rdquo; to the following headline: &ldquo;At least 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels bypass US blockade.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">awesome <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nRj1trI3rF\">https:\/\/t.co\/nRj1trI3rF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Murphy &#128999; (@ChrisMurphyCT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT\/status\/2046345472915206646?\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Trump announced a naval <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-blockade-iran-says-no-ships-paying-toll-will-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blockade<\/a> of the Strait of Hormuz, blocking any vessel doing business with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>As one might expect, X users, including conservative podcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rep-boebert-planning-motion-expel-ilhan-omar-congress-alleged-incestuous-marriage-ones-mine-dibs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benny Johnson<\/a>, blasted Murphy as a &ldquo;traitor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Senator Chris Murphy Just Showed He Is Truly a Traitor to the United States<\/p>\n<p>He actually replied &ldquo;awesome&rdquo; to the news that 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels breached the US naval blockade.<\/p>\n<p>We all knew he was rooting for Iran, but it&rsquo;s disgusting to see him do it so&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x6iLxMCt80\">pic.twitter.com\/x6iLxMCt80<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2046563246673375478?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;U.S. Senator&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RU4BKQozjH\">https:\/\/t.co\/RU4BKQozjH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BDHZH8hzEG\">pic.twitter.com\/BDHZH8hzEG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/2046583979810193602?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Time to EXPEL Chris Murphy! Get the traitor out of office.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gunther Eagleman&trade; (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/2046570416550846597?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Others agreed that openly cheering for an enemy in wartime should disqualify <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-sen-chris-murphy-cozies-ceo-insidious-propaganda-outfit-leaving-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Murphy<\/a> from the Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisMurphyCT?\">@ChrisMurphyCT<\/a> is rooting for the enemy in the middle of an American military operation. That should disqualify him from sitting as a member of the US Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Politicians have been censured for far less. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kb10vW7zX6\">pic.twitter.com\/kb10vW7zX6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Joelmpetlin\/status\/2046437791593095653?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why are you, a sitting U.S. senator, rooting for the enemy during active war time?<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m wondering if maybe you are literally a traitor to your country.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bully (@BullyEsq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BullyEsq\/status\/2046434425563390256?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Fox News noted on X, Murphy has regularly criticized the war effort.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrat Chris Murphy is getting slammed for replying &ldquo;awesome&rdquo; to the news that 26 Iranian shadow fleet vessels breached the U.S. naval blockade.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy has been hammering the war effort. He&rsquo;s argued the U.S. is spending &ldquo;billions&rdquo; to keep its navy there &ldquo;to fecklessly fail,&rdquo;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ww96ij1SIE\">pic.twitter.com\/ww96ij1SIE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2046566398361518183?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Openly rooting for Iranian vessels to evade Trump&rsquo;s blockade really does qualify as a new low even for a Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, a number of prominent Republicans and hitherto Trump supporters have criticized the president for his decision to launch the current war against Iran. That list includes former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, as well as popular podcasters like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlson-claims-2024-trump-support-tormenting-sorry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson<\/a>, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, as a historian who spent decades studying the early republic, I am struck by the similarities between Trump&rsquo;s blockade and the behavior of the British government in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-the-human-need-to-feel-important-and-how-government-squelches-it\/\" title=\"PRAGER: The Human Need To Feel Important \u2013 And How Government Squelches It\">early 19th century<\/a>, when President James Madison cited British blockades during the Napoleonic Wars as just cause for the War of 1812. Thus, I hope the president will change course.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, even as the GOP infighting has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-patience-finally-wears-blasts-nut-jobs-low-iq-tucker-carlson-candace-owens-megyn-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned vicious<\/a>, one can scarcely imagine any conservative writing what Murphy wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In short, challenge the administration if you must. Say or write what you think true. 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