On Saturday, Sen.
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) warned that rising feelings of loneliness and powerlessness in American society are helping drive political support for President Donald Trump and other populist leaders.
Murphy Links Isolation To Political Shift Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, said in a post on X, sharing an interview clip from MSNBC, that Trump's political rise is driven more by underlying social conditions than by individual leadership.
"People feel more lonely, powerless and exhausted than ever before," Murphy wrote.
"Demagogues like Trump prey upon those feelings." "Crisis of the Common Good is about what we need to in to make people feel more connected and powerful," he added.
