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Chris Murphy: “Universities in some developing nations are permanently…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Senator Murphy to Republicans: Do the Right Thing and Stand Up to Trump on Iran

Published | Video Starts at 07:31

… that a government or a very poor population cannot manage has caused a lot of these countries economies to simply melt down. These governments are now closing their public operations. Universities in some developing nations are permanently closed because they can't afford to keep the lights on. There is a rolling disaster happening throughout the world because of these energy price increases that have been designed, manufactured by Donald Trump. So it's not just that the Middle east is exploding. (07:31–07:39)

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Asserts that energy price increases have led to permanent university closures in some developing nations.

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