Looney, Duff: Trump’s Call to Destroy ‘A Whole Civilization’ Is the Talk of a ‘Deeply Unwell’ Man

HARTFORD — Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s recent comments calling for the destruction of “a whole civilization” in Iran:

“Given President Trump’s recent comments calling for the destruction of ‘a whole civilization’ ‘never to be brought back again,’ we feel compelled to say: That’s insane. No one supports this cruel and extremist Iranian regime, but such massive destruction is unconscionable. That’s because they include millions of innocent people — people like children. These are the words of a man who is deeply unwell and not acting in the best interests of the American people who did not ask for this war.”

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