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Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke days after warning of 'insane' Iran war plan
Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy, 53, suffered a stroke at his son's hockey game and is being treated at Johns Hopkins, his office said, adding he is awake, alert and expected to make a full recovery.
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was hospitalized after suffering a stroke on Saturday, Oct. 31, his office said, adding that the 53-year-old is awake and alert and expected to make a full recovery.
Murphy began experiencing numbness in his arm while at his son's hockey game and was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined he had suffered a stroke. He was then transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for further monitoring.
"The doctors are encouraged by his progress, he is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery," his chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, said in a statement. The office did not say how severe the stroke was or when Murphy might be released.
Warning on Iran days earlier
The stroke came days after Murphy drew wide attention with a warning about Iran. On Oct. 29, he wrote that "Trump is reportedly planning to restart war with Iran after the election" and that "some of us have been briefed on the war plan." Murphy said he could not disclose details but called the plan "insane," and at an event at the Middle East Institute predicted an escalation that would be devastating to U.S. security interests. There is no indication the two events are related.
'Nobody wants to have that'
President Donald Trump, a frequent target of Murphy's criticism, said he was surprised by the news and would consider reaching out "at the right time." "He's a pretty young guy, so I was a little surprised to hear it. No, nobody wants to have that," Trump told reporters as he arrived in Iowa on Sunday.
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who suffered a near-fatal stroke during his 2022 campaign, wished Murphy "a full and speedy recovery." Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he had been with Murphy just two days earlier encouraging residents to vote on Tuesday, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he was certain he would be welcoming his colleague back to the Senate soon.
Murphy has served in the Senate since 2013 after representing Connecticut's 5th Congressional District in the House. A leading progressive voice on health care and gun safety, he has been mentioned as a possible contender in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary.
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