MS NOWs Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski blast Sen. Chris Murphy for not denouncing Mamdani-backed NYC radical

MS NOW’s Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski blasted Sen.Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) for not denouncing a controversial Mamdani-endorsed democratic socialist – urging Dems to “call out crazy” within their own party.During MS NOW’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, Murphy feigned ignorance when he was asked about Darializa Avila Chevalier, the contentious House candidate who called former President Joe Biden a “rapist” and “war criminal” and questioned Israel’s right to exist in since-deleted social media posts.“Yeah, well, I mean, I’m not super familiar with that race.

All I’m saying is that this party has to have a real contest of ideas and I just don’t think that our defense of incrementalism has worked, so I don’t mind a contest of ideas,” Murphy told MS NOW fill-in host Ryan Nobles.“I will say, though, what binds together I think every Democratic candidate that is running, including the ones in New York, is that they are standing up to protect American democracy, and right now, the biggest threat to this country are not a handful of House candidates in New York.”In a tweet Sunday, Scarborough slammed Murphy for not taking a stand against the contentious left-winger – accusing Dems who refuse to criticize their own party of hypocrisy. “This is what frightened Republicans do when confronted with horrid things Donald Trump has said.Now Democratic senators are saying this about a congressional candidate who accused Joe Biden of rape?? Stop.

Now,” Scarborough wrote.“Memo to Democrats: Call out crazy even when it’s on your side – especially when it’s on your side.Voters will reward you for being better than Republicans,” he wrote, adding: “Be better than Trump’s cowards.”During MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” Monday, Brzezinski also slammed Murphy’s weak comments – accusing him of “gaslighting” American voters.“Voters are gonna have to decide where the line is, what’s the deal breaker,” she said.

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