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CONNECTICUT (LifeSiteNews) – Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal apologized for attending a Communist Party recruitment event on December 11, saying if he had “known the details” he wouldn’t have gone.
The Connecticut People’s World Committee, a branch of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) honored the liberal senator with its “Amistad Award” during its annual dinner.
“I am really excited and honored to be with you today and share in this remarkable occasion,” Blumenthal said, according to the conservative Yankee Institute. Despite later claiming he was unaware it was a Communist Party event, his reported remarks indicate he was aware of possible perception problems.
“You don’t have to agree with anyone or everyone, with any party or any particular union or organization,” Blumenthal told the crowd, according to the Hartford Courant. “I’m here to honor the great tradition of activism and standing up for individual workers that is represented by the three honorees here…I’ve known and worked with all of them. They are extraordinary examples of courage, grace under pressure, ferocious fighting for the rights of working people, and for democracy.”
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