Sen. Richard Blumenthal said in interview on Friday that he regretted attending a communist award show last week.
"We invite you to join the Communist Party in this epic time as we make good trouble to uproot systemic racism, retool the war economy, tax the rich, address climate change, secure voting rights and create a new socialist system that puts people, peace and planet before profits," emcee Ben McManus told the audience during the event.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Blumenthal went on to say that the award ceremony was just one of many events he was attending in a short amount of time. Blumenthal said that the awards' focus on labor were what attracted him, and his attendance had nothing to do with support for communism. "I go to a lot of events, places, meetings, rallies, and ceremonies in Connecticut. I’m delighted to be invited anywhere, and in this instance, I was invited by local labor unions to honor these three individuals, and that’s why I was there,"Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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