[1]U.S. Senator Chris Murphy

This week, I voted against all three of Trump’s cabinet nominees that came to the floor — including Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. Tulsi and RFK Jr. are unmitigated disasters, and even if a Democrat had nominated either one, I would’ve voted no.

But I want to be clear, right now, it does not matter what cabinet nominee Republicans put on the floor, I will vote against them. I will not vote for any Trump cabinet nominee who is willing to implement his blatantly unconstitutional seizure of government for the billionaire class.

But I want to talk about what’s happening right now because you rightfully know that, in normal times, nominees like Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard never would’ve made it to the floor. Republicans would’ve sunk their nominations and forced Trump to pull their nominations before we ever voted on them.

Let me be clear: Republicans know they are dangerously unqualified. They know people will die because they voted to confirm RFK Jr.

Republicans are rubber-stamping every nominee because they are in a cult. Trump is testing them, and to a person, they are all falling in line. Every one of them has made the choice to let everything proceed as normal. In a cult, you do whatever the leader tells you to do — even when it’s ridiculous, dangerous or risks harm to your own family.

So I don’t think we have any choice other than to wage a daily, loud, urgent fight against the takeover of government by the billionaire class.

It’s probably clear to you that not everyone is there. Some Democrats believe you should reserve power, wait in the bushes, maybe once a week fight. I vehemently disagree.

We are watching a Constitutional crisis unfold and staring the end of democracy in the face. But you’re telling me that the best strategy, the strategy that will appeal to the majority of Americans, is if we just stand down, let it happen, and hope at some point everyone in Washington overnight pivots on a dime to stop it at the last minute...seriously?

How the heck does that work? There is no chance of stopping and reversing what’s happened if we don’t build the mass public opposition now. We did not save the Affordable Care Act because of one day of protest. It took ten years of protests, movement building and mass shootings to pass the first gun safety law in three decades.

Change requires building power — and no, we do not have ten years. But in the face of a crisis like this, I don’t believe it will require ten years. But the level of opposition required to stop Trump and Musk’s constitutional crisis can’t be built overnight. They believe they are invincible and a cult of Republican senators who privately disagree are publicly allowing themselves to be steamrolled and humiliated.

The only way that changes is if enough of us come together to be as loud and visible as possible. We cannot be silent as Trump and Musk seize control of government. I’m doing everything I can to lead that effort — including putting significant resources from my campaign to build this movement and be ready for whatever Elon Musk and his corporate and billionaire friends throw at me.

Please, if you can afford it, I’m asking you to make a donation to support my efforts. It’s a powerful way to support my leadership and ramp up pressure on my colleagues to build a real opposition party.

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Every action you take to support my leadership in this moment is making a difference.

I take the amount of grassroots support I receive into conversations with my colleagues as clear evidence of how you expect us to show up and lead on your behalf in this moment.

Tens of thousands of people have already joined this effort. Working people from every single state are fighting alongside each other to oppose the illegal seizure of our government.

But it’s going to take all of us playing a role. It would mean a lot to me if you would consider giving anything you can spare to support my campaign today.

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Every best wish,

Chris Murphy
 


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