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Sen. Chris Murphy hospitalized after stroke
NBC News • • general
Key Points:
- Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., was hospitalized after experiencing a stroke at his son's hockey game and is currently awake, alert, and responding well to treatment at Johns Hopkins, with doctors optimistic about his full recovery.
- Murphy, 53, has served in the House since 2006 and the Senate since 2012, and though not up for re-election this year, he has been actively campaigning for Democratic candidates nationwide.
- Several other Senate Democrats, including Sens. Ben Ray Lujan, Chris Van Hollen, and John Fetterman, have experienced strokes in recent years and have recovered, with Fetterman publicly wishing Murphy a speedy recovery.
- Republican senators and former President Donald Trump also expressed concern and support for Murphy following news of his stroke.
- Murphy recently criticized Trump's plan to potentially resume conflict with Iran after the midterm elections, calling it "insane" during a Middle East Institute event.
