Overview
- The clip, reposted Monday by the End Wokeness account, shows Sen. Chris Murphy saying Democrats care most about “the undocumented Americans that are in this country.”
- The remark came in a 2024 MSNBC interview with Chris Hayes during a discussion of border security talks and a trade for Ukraine aid.
- Fox News, the Daily Caller, and Townhall amplified the video and linked it to the current Department of Homeland Security funding fight and a partial shutdown.
- DHS runs border and airport security, and the dispute centers on limits for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which handles immigration arrests and deportations inside the U.S.
- Republican figures highlighted the clip for political messaging, and no new statement from Murphy was reported, with Fox News noting it asked his office for comment.