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Connecticut Democratic state Sen. Saud Anwar faced widespread condemnation over an image of himself at a “No Kings” protest<\/a> that many called inflammatory.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Anwar posted several photos of the protests in his district on his Facebook account<\/a>. One image featured him standing next to a protester holding a sign reading, “Cholesterol, do your job!”<\/p>\n

Many critics took this as an attack against President Donald Trump and blasted Anwar, who is a doctor, for appearing to approve of a sign wishing harm against the president.<\/p>\n

NATIONWIDE UNREST LOOMS AS \u2018NO KINGS\u2019 DEMONSTRATORS BEGIN TO GATHER IN MAJOR US CITIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Hate and violence define today\u2019s Dems. Tragic,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, wrote.<\/p>\n

Actor Nick Searcy wrote, “Remember when I said that democrats want you dead?”<\/p>\n

Members of the Connecticut<\/a> Senate Republicans also condemned the image in a statement posted to X.<\/p>\n

“Connecticut deserves leaders who put people first\u2014not those who promote dangerous rhetoric. Yet today, Democrat Senator Saud Anwar chose to perpetuate a harmful narrative instead of condemning it. This is absolutely disgusting behavior\u2014especially from someone who\u2019s a doctor and the Chair of the Public Health Committee,” the CT Senate Republicans wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Connecticut Republicans also slammed state Democrats for having “nothing to offer” voters except higher taxes, higher prices, and toxic politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DEMOCRATS\u2019 \u2018UNITY\u2019 DINNER DRAWS BACKLASH OVER ANTI-TRUMP \u201886 47\u2019 SIGN LINKING MAGA TO NAZIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Individual Connecticut Republican state senators also weighed in on their own X accounts.<\/p>\n

“‘No Kings\u2019 rallies? Please. Democrats worship big-government, central planning and bureaucracy that answers to no one. Republicans fight for liberty. And Democrat Sen. Saud Anwar holding a sign saying \u2018Cholesterol do your job\u2019 about Trump? That\u2019s vile. Do better Senator,” state Sen. Rob Sampson wrote.<\/p>\n

State Sen. Ryan Fazio, who is also running for governor of Connecticut, called the image “shameful” and demanded Anwar apologize “immediately.”<\/p>\n

“How many @CTDems leaders have condemned any of this hateful rhetoric? Gov. Lamont? Anyone? Bueller? Everyone says they\u2019re against the hatred, but CT Dems are ratcheting it up. These are not the people who should be leading our state. CT deserves better,” Fazio wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

REPUBLICANS TORCH ANTI-TRUMP ‘NO KINGS’ PROTESTS, SAY DEMS FEAR ANGERING LEFTISTS IN SHUTDOWN FIGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In a comment to Fox News Digital<\/a>, Anwar did not apologize for the photo and called the outrage a “performative distraction” over what he described as a “joke.”<\/p>\n

“Some Republicans are pretending to be outraged over a photo of me standing next to a satirical sign at a No Kings rally,” Anwar said. “Republicans are furious over a joke, but silent when our democracy, our health care and our planet are under attack. The outrage is a performative distraction. If they can\u2019t create ways to be mad about the things that don\u2019t matter, then people will start to realize their positions on things that do matter.”<\/p>\n

He continued, “While they\u2019re busy clutching pearls over a piece of poster board, families in Connecticut are fighting for affordable health care, quality education and fundamental constitutional rights. The work continues, whether the outrage machine approves or not.”<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Connecticut Democrats issued a similar statement calling out the backlash against Anwar’s image.<\/p>\n

“MAGA is wound up over a joke, but silent when our democracy, our health care and our planet are under attack. It’s performative distraction\u2014creating ways to be angry about things that don’t matter, to keep people form actually seeing their position on issues that do,” the statement read.<\/p>\n

It continued, “While they’re clutching pearls over a poster board, families in Connecticut are fighting for affordable health care, quality education and fundamental constitutional rights. End the Trump shutdown. Fund healthcare. Release the Epstein files.”<\/p>\n

The article was updated to include a statement from Connecticut Democrats.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/connecticut-democratic-senator-under-fire-over-shameful-anti-trump-protest-photo <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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