To say the House/Senate Democrat response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's powerful speech before Congress was despicable sounds just about right considering many didn't even bother to show up, while some who did - like Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) - brought signs accusing him, without evidence, of being a genocidal war criminal.

As we also reported, pro-Hamas agitators converged on Capitol Hill Wednesday ahead of the address, wreaking havoc, spewing antisemitic bile, burning American flags and raising Palestinian ones, desecrating monuments and even assaulting Capitol Police officers in moments that looked awfully insurrectiony from this vantage point.

Familiar with the reactions he elicits among pro-Hamas types, Netanyahu responded accordingly in his remarks, saying, "Clarity begins by knowing the difference between good and evil. Yet incredibly many anti-Israel protesters, many choose to stand with evil. They stand with Hamas." 

READ MORE: Netanyahu Holds Nothing Back Calling Protestors Out on Home Turf

He was of course not wrong (receipts here for anyone interested). But Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) took exception to Netanyahu's blunt characterization of his country's radicalized and at times terroristic opposition, declaring on the Twitter/X machine that "The suggestion that any American who objects to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is a Hamas sympathizer was way out of bounds."

A statement posted on his website contained a similar message:

“Rather than lay out a path for achieving the peace agreement President Biden outlined two months ago to secure the long-term security of Israelis and Palestinians, Prime Minister Netanyahu used this speech as an opportunity to insert himself into American politics. His insistence on downplaying the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was astonishing to hear, and the suggestion that any American who objects to the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent Gazans is a Hamas sympathizer was way out of bounds."

And yet some six hours later, this happened:

I’ve seen some disturbing images coming out of today’s protests at the Capitol. I’ll always support Americans exercising their First Amendment rights but pro-Hamas cheers and messages of hate and antisemitism have no place in our country. Period.

— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) July 25, 2024

Gee, ya think, Chris? 

This is, without a doubt, one of the most glaring examples of a "how it started/how it's going" moment in recent memory:

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) was outraged by Netanyahu's suggestion that the protesters were Hamas sympathizers.

A few hours later, he was disturbed to find out that the protesters that he defended were actually Hamas sympathizers.

How it started How it's going pic.twitter.com/XD3WHG8POR

— Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) July 25, 2024

Talk about a useful idiot. To be fair, there are quite a few of them in Congress but Murphy deserves special mention in this instance considering his notorious history of getting it wrong over and over and over again...

Flashback: Sen. Chris Murphy Strangely Silent After His 'Good Guy With a Gun' Theory Goes Down in Flames