Senate Democrat says White House is 'arm of Kremlin'

Monday, March 03, 2025

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said in an interview that aired Sunday that the White House is "an arm of the Kremlin" following a tense Oval Office meeting with President Trump, Vice President Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Over the last 24 hours, MAGA has been ceaselessly spreading the claim that Democrats - from Susan Rice to Tony Blinken to me - pushed Zelensky to reject the minerals deal. Total lie. Made up out of thin air. Zero sources. 1/ A short lesson how these lies spread in MAGA world.

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-- Chris Murphy (@chrismurphyct.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 9:21 AM

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Kamala was right when she predicted the orange pedo would attempt to end the war by surrendering to Putin.

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-02 01:53 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Kremlin praises Doe 174.

www.mediaite.com

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-03-02 03:10 PM | Reply

Trump returns seized classified documents to Mar-a-Lago aboard Air Force One
www.upi.com

... President Donald Trump on Friday took back to Florida boxes of documents that the FBI had seized from Mar-a-Lago after executing a court-ordered search warrant in August 2022.

About 15 boxes were put onto Air Force One and sent to Palm Beach where the president is spending the weekend at his estate.

The classified documents case by special counsel Jack Smith against Trump, in which Trump pleaded not guilty, was dropped in November after he won the 2024 election.

"The Department of Justice has just returned the boxes," Trump posted on Truth Social. "They are being brought down to Florida and will someday be part of the Trump Presidential Library. Justice finally won out. I did absolutely nothing wrong. This was merely an attack on a political opponent that, obviously, did not work well. Justice in our Country will now be restored." ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-02 07:39 PM | Reply

@#3 ... I did absolutely nothing wrong. ...

For starters, then why was he so reluctant to say that in a Court of Law?

I have other questions (e.g., the empty folders?), but I will start there.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-02 07:40 PM | Reply

White House is, 'penis of the Kremlin', more like.

Pissing on America for real.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-03 05:44 PM | Reply

Oh those crazy dems!

#6 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-03-04 11:03 AM | Reply

"Oh those crazy dems!"

What would Trump be doing different, if he was in fact working to advance Putin's agenda?

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-04 12:35 PM | Reply

"Over the last 24 hours, MAGA has been ceaselessly spreading the claim that Democrats - from Susan Rice to Tony Blinken to me - pushed Zelensky to reject the minerals deal.

Total lie. Made up out of thin air. Zero sources. " Chris Murphy

Except you tweeted it moron and then you admitted it on Face The Nation.

#8 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-03-04 01:28 PM | Reply

Fishpus is still lying about how Zelensky hadn't been talking about the necessity of security guarantees for weeks before the meeting.

Force of habit I guess.

#9 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-04 01:37 PM | Reply

#9 Hey stupid, Zelinsky came here to sign the agreement, after meeting with the Dems he didn't. Is that simple enough for you? I would assume not but I gave it a go.

#10 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-03-04 01:41 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Fishpus is still lying about how Zelensky hadn't been talking about the necessity of security guarantees for weeks before the meeting.

Force of habit I guess.

And btw, I never said Zelensky hadn't been talking about the necessity of security guarantees. That's another one of your lies. Or prove me wrong and show me where I said that, other wise you are a liar. Why wouldn't he want US Troops in Ukraine, or europe's. It's just not going to happen with the US. We won't send our troops over there and risk a war with China.

#11 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-03-04 01:46 PM | Reply

Senator Chris Murphy's statements regarding the minerals deal with Ukraine and his interactions with President Zelenskyy have been inconsistent and contradictory.

Initially, Murphy posted on social media that Zelenskyy had confirmed Ukraine would not support a "phony peace" where Putin gets everything and Ukraine has no security guarantees[4]. This statement implied that Murphy and other Democrats had discussed the deal with Zelenskyy and potentially influenced his decision.

However, when faced with accusations that Democrats had pressured Zelenskyy to reject the deal, Murphy vehemently denied these claims, calling them a "total lie" and "made up out of thin air"[1]. He also stated on Face the Nation that Zelenskyy was "ready to sign the agreement"[3].

These conflicting statements have led to confusion and skepticism about Murphy's role in the negotiations. His initial post suggested he had discouraged Zelenskyy from accepting the deal, while his later denials and claims that Zelenskyy was ready to sign contradict his earlier position[3].

The inconsistency in Murphy's statements has fueled speculation about the Democrats' influence on Zelenskyy's decision-making process regarding the minerals deal with the Trump administration[4][6].

Citations:
[1] www.yahoo.com
[2] www.msnbc.com
[3] hotair.com
[4] polanddaily24.com
[5] www.cbsnews.com
[6] www.democraticunderground.com
[7] ktrh.iheart.com
[8] www.cbsnews.com
[9] www.cbsnews.com
[10] www.nbcnews.com
[11] www.murphy.senate.gov
[12] www.cbsnews.com

#12 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-03-04 02:06 PM | Reply

- is that simple enough for you?

We only expect simplicity from you... also we expect you to conflate things that aren't related... and then lie about it.

Yesterday you were claiming that it was a Dem's fault that Zelensky wanted a security guarantee.

Today you never said that.

Either way, you side with the child murderers Putin and Trump.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-04 02:08 PM | Reply

Yesterday you were claiming that it was a Dem's fault that Zelensky wanted a security guarantee.

Today you never said that.

Either way, you side with the child murderers Putin and Trump.

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-04 02:08 PM | Reply | Flag:
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Wrong again liar. I said that Zelensky flew here after negotiations in Ukraine with the intent to sign the deal. He met with Dems before the meeting and then said he wouldn't sign without security guarantees. Murphy stated in his post after meeting with Zelensky that it was a fake peace agreement and Putin gets everything he wants. Murphy then went on all the talking head shows saying Trump is a Putin puppet. If Zelensky had no intention of signing why did he fly over here?

#14 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-03-04 02:42 PM | Reply

"If Zelensky had no intention of signing why did he fly over here?"

It's called diplomacy you moron.

You really should leave this kind of thing to the adults. It's obviously WAY over your pay grade.

#15 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-04 02:48 PM | Reply

FishPawn proves daily that republicans really are the stupidest bunch of people.

#16 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-04 02:51 PM | Reply

@#14 ... He met with Dems before the meeting ...

He met with a bi-partisan group of Congresspeople, i.e., Democrats and Republicans, a group led by a Republican because the Republicans have a majority in Congress.

#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-04 02:54 PM | Reply

- Murphy stated in his post after meeting with Zelensky that it was a fake peace agreement and Putin gets everything he wants. Murphy then went on all the talking head shows saying Trump is a Putin puppet.

All of which was true. Too bad he didn't know it was a planned Ambush with Shady JD pushing on Zelensky. And a TASS (see KGB) agent in the room as Vlad's Witness.

#18 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-04 04:10 PM | Reply

"Scoop: Some Dems plot to disrupt Trump's speech to Congress"

www.axios.com

#19 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-04 04:20 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

Scoop? It's all over the world wide web. Any coordinated antics the Democrats offer up tonight will only embarrass their party even more than the laughingstock they have already become. Good.

#20 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-03-04 04:29 PM | Reply

- coordinated antics

"House GOP committee chairs invite Hunter Biden whistleblowers to Trump's speech to Congress

Republicans are signaling they won't give up going after the former president and his family despite the return of the Trump administration."

www.politico.com

Did they by chance call you Easy Gracie when you were young?

These Trumpers have a lot of nerve bringing up their FAILED BIGTIME Hearing, where their witnesses were laughed out of the room and in the front pages.

#21 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-04 04:34 PM | Reply

"Scoop: Some Dems plot to disrupt Trump's speech to Congress"
www.axios.com
#19 | Posted by Corky

This sounds like good advice to me:

Jeffries also said leadership understands if some members skip the speech--as several have said they plan to do--but urged a "strong, determined and dignified Democratic presence in the chamber."

House Democratic caucus chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) told Axios leadership is telling members to "keep the focus on the health and safety and the economic wellbeing of our constituents."

The bottom line: "Whether we are wearing pink, or black, or yellow and blue, we are all conveying our displeasure with this administration," said. Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.).

"What's more important is our work together and the pressure for three Republicans to do the right thing for everyone," she said.

I thought everyone wearing pink was a bad idea, but some wearing pink, some black, some blue & yellow, some carrying pocket constitutions and wearing upside down American flag pins, works better for me. Some not showing up, some walking out, some holding up placards also works for me. Different people have different ideas of how best to protest. The one thing I don't think they should do is heckle him. Let him lie his ass off right to the American people's face, then correct his lies afterward on every platform they can and also use clips of his lies going forward in floor speeches and campaign ads.

#22 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-03-04 04:38 PM | Reply

Gal,

Tuesday Afternoons

www.youtube.com

#23 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-04 04:43 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Hey GRACIE,

Rubio Melts Down on Air Over Accusation U.S. Is Placating Putin
www.youtube.com

Swallow it.

#24 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-03-04 05:21 PM | Reply

"I don't think they should do is heckle him."

On second thought:

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social

I will not be watching the convicted felon, adjudicated rapist give his pretend State of the Union tonight. But I do hope Democrats interrupt him at least as many times as the GOP heckled Biden!!

#25 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-03-04 08:20 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#23 ... Tuesday Afternoons

www.youtube.com ...

OK, I admit, in addition to be a big fan of Pink Floyd, I am also a big fan of Moody Blues.

The link you provide for the song credits the "Threshold of a Dream" DVD, and misnames the song.

Yeah, that DVD was the source of the version of the song that was posted, but the original version of the song was on the "Days of Future Passed" album, and it was called ...

"The Afternoon"
--- "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)"
--- "(Evening) Time to Get Away"

imo, "Days of Future Passed" was one of the very early progressive rock albums that required listening of the whole album, similar to the contemporary Beatles' album Sgt. Peppers.

YMMV :)

#26 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-04 08:59 PM | Reply

My mileage agrees!
I would disappear in that album. Days of Future Passed remains one of my all time favorites.

#27 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-04 09:01 PM | Reply

#14 | Posted by fishpaw

Are you wilfully ignorant that Republican congressmen were in the exact same meeting? Or are you gaslighting?

#28 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-03-04 11:06 PM | Reply

@#28 ... Are you wilfully ignorant that Republican congressmen were in the exact same meeting? ...

One comment about the NYPost OpEd that seems to be the source of this kerfuffle.

x.com

...
Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT

Mar 2
Over the last 24 hours, MAGA has been ceaselessly spreading the claim that Democrats - from Susan Rice to Tony Blinken to me - pushed Zelensky to reject the minerals deal.

Total lie. Made up out of thin air. Zero sources.

1/ A short lesson how these lies spread in MAGA world.

[images shown]

...

#29 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-04 11:36 PM | Reply

@#27 ... Days of Future Passed remains one of my all time favorites. ...

"To Our Children's Children's Children" is also, in my view, one of their best.

YMMV and all that ...

#30 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-04 11:43 PM | Reply

The Moody Blues - Full Concert - French TV Special 1968 (Remastered)

www.youtube.com

#31 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-04 11:54 PM | Reply

@#31

thx.

Placed on the queue to listen to .

Back in the day (early 1970's), I remember ...

My Fraternity Brothers and I going over to Madison Square Garden (NYC) to see the Moody Blues concert. It was an easy ride via the PATH trains from Hoboken, NJ to NYC.

Then, for the next night, we were driving to Philadelphia to see the Moody Blues perform at the then-called Philadelphia Spectrum.

We brought our sleeping bags and camped out on the living room floor of a Frat Brother who lived in Philadelphia (we bought his ticket to the concert in appreciation).

After waking up, we drove back to campus the next day.

Yeah, great music, fun times.

#32 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-05 12:12 AM | Reply

Lucky you, Lamplighter, I regrettably did not get a chance to see the Moody Blues play live. I read that the drummer was the author of those wonderful introductory poems for the songs.

"Be it sight, sound, the smell, the touch...
There's something inside that we need so much.
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an oak with roots deep in the ground..."

#33 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-05 12:33 AM | Reply

@#33 ... those wonderful introductory poems ...

The lyrics of the Moody Blues were amazing.

#34 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-05 12:37 AM | Reply

And getting back to the topic of this thread ...

... Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said in an interview that aired Sunday that the White House is "an arm of the Kremlin" ...

Yeah.

After Pres Trump divisive speech this evening, that seems to be a correct assertion.

Trying to divide the Country to make it weaker.

Pres Putin is likely doing happy back-flips in the Kremlin.

#35 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-05 12:43 AM | Reply

How lies are spread in MAGA world ... we get the sloppy seconds here at the DR. Usually takes a couple of days to get the lies presented as facts from the fascists who post here.

#36 | Posted by chuffy at 2025-03-05 01:41 AM | Reply