Chris Murphy: “The American public had made up their mind, right, that they wanted the Democratic Party to nominate somebody new, and…”

I plan to see for myself the damage to American facilities, hear from our partners in the Gulf about how this war has hurt their security and their economies, and assess our regional counterterrorism efforts.

I’ve been a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince. But, I think it’s important to be here to disagree and be honest and candid about those disagreements.

It’s important for members of the Senate to see the damage that has been done to U.S. facilities firsthand… I’m meeting with regional partners, in particular the Qataris and the Saudis, to talk about the impact of the Iran War… and to pull…

It’s important to recognize there are things we need to work on together: ending the war in Iran and a pathway to Palestinian statehood.