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Sen. Murphy calls the President Trump's trip a 'public corruption tour'

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks from the stage of the Haw River Ball Room during a town hall in Saxapahaw, N.C., Thursday, April 24, 2025, as Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., right, listens. (Allen G. Breed/AP)
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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks from the stage of the Haw River Ball Room during a town hall in Saxapahaw, N.C., Thursday, April 24, 2025, as Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., right, listens. (Allen G. Breed/AP)

President Trump is in Qatar on Wednesday, the second stop on his trip in the Middle East. He’s also getting criticism for considering accepting a luxury jet from Qatar as a gift.

, Democrat of Connecticut, calls the trip a “,” citing a number of personal business interests Trump and his family have in the region. Trump told Fox News, “Why wouldn’t I accept a gift? We’re giving to everybody else.”

Here & Now‘s Asma Khalid speaks with Murphy.

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