‘Traitor’Dem senator ripped after one-word reaction appears to cheer on Iran

Sen.Chris Murphy speaks during the Concordia Annual Summit on Sept.24, 2025, in New York City.(Riccardo Savi/Getty Images)

“It takes an insane level of Trump Derangement Syndrome to cheer for a terrorist regime that chants ‘Death to America,'�

“Chris Murphy is an America-last, radical left lunatic who stands for illegal aliens and Iranian terrorists over the American people.The only thing ‘awesome’ will be when he is out of office,” Wales added.

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Friends” on Tuesday morning that there is “no evidence” that Iranian shadow fleet vessels, ships used to evade international sanctions, have made it through the U.S.blockade.

“The tweet was sarcasm,”  a spokesperson for Murphy�“Chris obviously thinks it’s terrible that Donald Trump continues to mishandle every aspect of a war he started but clearly has no strategy to end.”

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Commenters continued criticizing Murphy on X on Tuesday morning. 

“First of all this is false,”Sean Parnell, assistant to the secretary of war for public affairs, posted, denying the report Murphy responded to.“Second, a Dem senator cheering on the number one state sponsor of terror is shameful.” 

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“This is what late stage TDS looks like: Cheering on Iran to defeat the U.S.Navy,” the Trump War roomaccount wrote.

“This U.S.senator is publicly cheering for America’s enemy during war.The Senate should vote to censure him,” Mike Davis, Article III Project founder and president,commented.

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“Was Sen.Murphy’s account hacked?” Washington Examiner chief political correspondentByron York wrote.

“Chris Murphy roots against America,” conservative commentatorSteve Guest posted.

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An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes, on March 3, 2026, in Tehran.(Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

“‘I love when Iran wins, it’s awesome…’ – a UNITED STATES SENATOR???????????!!!!!!!!!,” addedMatt Van Swol, a former employee of the Department of Energy, according to his X bio.

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“I guess I just have to be more careful about sarcasm on Twitter,” he said.

Murphy continued that X is “kind of a cesspool” and suggested “sarcasm is not something … allowed … any longer.” He added that he believes Trump’s handling of the war is “bungled” and “mismanaged” and should be ended “as quickly as possible.”

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media outside the Oval Office of the White House on Monday, April 13, 2026.(Salwan Georges/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Operation Epic Fury began on Feb.28, 2026, when U.S.forces, alongside partner forces, launched a coordinated military campaign against Iran.

As the Trump administration pressures Iran to curb its nuclear program, the U.S.is using its naval and air power to choke off Iranian shipping around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.

Murphy recently called out Trump for his posts related to the war with Iran,saying itis a “a clear war crime.”

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� Greg Norman-Diamond contributed to this report.

Ashley J.