Sen. Murphy ‘trying to raise the alarm’ on threats to democracy

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., talks to NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin about his shift in political priorities and explains, “When somebody is trying to destroy democracy, they benefit from people who are static, who refuse to be nimble.”

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