Sen.Cory Booker’s Republican Senate challenger had a blunt message for President Donald Trump about the war in Iran during the pair’s recent debate: " Finish it."The advice drew applause during Thursday's forum — and a " Wow" from Booker, who then blasted former Tabernacle Deputy Mayor Justin Murphy's remarks as the kind of " Yahoo" foreign policy that has dragged the United States into costly wars in the Middle East.New Jersey is a blue state that has trended redder in recent years, with President Donald Trump flipping key areas in 2024.
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Nick Brady in 1982 and Jeff Chiesa in 2013 later served brief, appointed terms.Sen.Cory Booker, left; former Tabernacle Deputy Mayor Justin Murphy, right.
(Screenshot/New Jersey Globe via YouTube)Murphy, an attorney from the Pine Barrens, earned loud applause for his response to a question about Iran when asked what he would tell Trump if the president called him for advice on the conflict."Finish that war in a positive manner," Murphy replied firmly."We can't wait halfway through and decide we don't want to do this anymore.
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a radical terrorist organization that has deprived the Iranian people, the Persian people, of their history and of a decent life."‘FINISH THE DAMN JOB’: HAGERTY TELLS 'RUTHLESS PODCAST' THAT TRUMP WILL COMPLETE IRAN MISSIONU.S.Sen.
Cory Booker, D-NJ, (left) will take on Justin Murphy (right) who won the U.S.Senate GOP primary in New Jersey Tuesday night (Jersy Justin For Senate/Getty Images)The exchange highlighted the candidates' opposing approaches to the conflict, with Murphy defending Trump's military campaign and Booker warning against another prolonged American war in the Middle East.As Murphy continued, the broadcast's split-screen showed Booker briefly looking down and shaking his head before pursing his lips f...