Blumenthal Didn’t Know of Event’s Communist Party Link

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) told the Hartford Courant that he would have not gone to an event in Connecticut if he had known it was linked to the Communist Party.

Said Blumenthal: “My understanding was that this ceremony was strictly a labor event. If I had known the details, I wouldn’t have gone. … Let me just say very emphatically, I’m a Democrat and a strong believer in American capitalism. I have been consistently a Democrat and a strong supporter and believer in American capitalism.”