Sen. Chris Murphy | Esca-Hater

Summary

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The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

Episode: Sen. Chris Murphy | Esca-Hater

Date: September 25, 2025
Guest: Senator Chris Murphy (Connecticut)

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Overview

In this episode, Stephen Colbert welcomes Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut for a candid and wide-ranging discussion focusing on the latest tragic shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas, American gun control policy, U.S. political turbulence around free speech, Trump's sudden support for Ukraine, and the looming threat of a government shutdown. The conversation reflects the host's signature blend of sharp wit and sincere inquiry, as well as Senator Murphy’s passionate advocacy and straight talk on pressing current events.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Gun Violence and the Dallas ICE Facility Shooting

• Colbert opens by acknowledging Murphy’s tireless advocacy for gun control, immediately addressing the news of a shooting at a Dallas ICE facility.

• Sen. Murphy emphasizes the personal and communal trauma stemming from gun violence, linking his reaction to his experience with Sandy Hook.

• He highlights the nation's repeated failure to enact simple reforms and the politicization of tragedy, stressing the need for unity and moral leadership.

  “What really goes through my mind first is the families in Sandy Hook, Connecticut... The trauma that ripples through a family and a community when you lose a loved one... It just sickens me that we have a president who instead of trying to stand up and say wherever the violence comes from, it's unacceptable, is politicizing this moment.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [17:43]

American Political Climate and Free Speech

• Colbert and Murphy discuss the return of Jimmy Kimmel to late night after his apparent cancellation, and Murphy’s viral warning on the systematic destruction of free speech.

• Colbert jokes about being "gone" per Murphy’s video, leading to playful banter about Murphy’s slightly premature obituary for Colbert’s TV career.

• Murphy acknowledges the gravity and real peril faced by outspoken voices in media and politics.

  “What he is trying to do is send a signal to everybody else... that there will be a price to pay for speaking up. Sometimes that price will be that you lose your job... Other people will actually go to jail over engaging in free speech.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [22:14]

• Murphy points to the public’s response—boycotting over Kimmel’s cancellation—as evidence that collective action can still influence corporate and political power.

Trump’s Ukraine Flip-Flop & Nobel Aspirations

• Colbert moves to foreign policy, highlighting Trump’s surprising new expression of support for Ukrainian territorial sovereignty.

• Murphy expresses skepticism about Trump’s consistency, noting a lack of substantive action behind his words.

  “Every day on Ukraine and tariffs, he's just rolling the dice... Despite what he said at the UN yesterday, the actions don't match his words... The only way that Ukraine is going to win... is for the United States to make a bipartisan commitment.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [19:58]

Threats Against Media Outlets & Legal Realities

• Colbert jokes about Trump threatening to sue ABC over Kimmel’s return, asking Murphy, a “kind of lawyer,” about the legal merits.

• Murphy bluntly dismisses any actionable claim, but warns that a politicized judiciary could make even baseless cases dangerous.

  “Of course there's no actionable claim here... The problem here is that as the judiciary is populated with Trump appointed judges who don't care about the law... whether or not there's an actual actionable claim might not matter.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [25:36]

The Looming Government Shutdown

• Colbert notes the recurring “government shutdown season,” with upcoming deadlines.

• Murphy outlines the sticking points: Republican brinkmanship and the threat of steep premium increases for millions on the ACA.

• He underscores Democrats’ bottom lines: avoid harming ordinary Americans and defending democratic governance from further erosion.

  “[The] Republican Party wants to destroy government. And one of the quickest ways to do that is to precipitate these crises... We just want premiums to not go up by 75% in the Affordable Care Act.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [27:13]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Sandy Hook and Gun Violence:
  “Those parents, you know, were my age at the time, are now friends of mine. And I know how your life is fundamentally changed.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [17:43]

• On Political Violence and Leadership:
  “It just shouldn't matter whether the radicalization comes from the right or the left... This president... is politicizing this moment.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [17:43]

• On Systematic Silencing in Media:
  “There will be a price to pay for speaking up... In the wake of that cancellation of the Jimmy Kimmel show, this country decided to stand up... We still have power, commercial power and political power.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [22:14]

• On Trump's Ukraine Position:
  “Despite what he said at the UN yesterday, the actions don't match his words.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [19:58]

• On Judicial Threats to Democracy:
  “When the Department of Justice is turned into a witch hunt operation... whether or not there's an actual actionable claim might not matter.”
  — Sen. Chris Murphy [25:36]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Gun violence and ICE facility shooting: [17:18–19:10]
• Trump’s Ukraine comments and Nobel campaign: [19:30–21:00]
• Free speech, Kimmel’s cancellation, and media threats: [21:00–23:15]
• Legal realities of Trump’s ABC lawsuit threats: [25:07–26:41]
• Government shutdown and health care stakes: [26:41–28:34]

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Tone & Style

The tone throughout is classic Colbert: incisive, quick-witted, and sardonic, yet marked by genuine frustration with the current political and social climate. Murphy is direct, sometimes passionate, and occasionally self-deprecating, but focused sharply on the seriousness of each subject at hand. Playful moments (“I’m right here”—Colbert on his own ‘cancellation’) are balanced by earnest appeals for action and reform.

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Summary

This episode delivers a sharp, fast-paced, and sometimes sobering examination of American social and political dysfunction. Colbert’s banter keeps the mood light, even amid grave topics, while Senator Chris Murphy functions as both advocate and alarm-bell, warning about rising violence, democratic backsliding, and the real-world consequences of unchecked political gamesmanship. The episode serves as both a snapshot and a call to arms for civic engagement.

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Transcript

[Stephen Colbert]

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[Guest or Co-host (possibly a producer or writer)]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Guest or Co-host (possibly a producer or writer)]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Guest or Co-host (possibly a producer or writer)]

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[Stephen Colbert]

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[Stephen Colbert]

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I want to thank everybody in here tonight. Thank you very much. In here, out there, all around the world, Mr. And Mrs. America and all the ships at sea. I want to welcome everybody to the Late Show. I'm your host, Stephen Colbert, ladies and gentlemen. Look, you're in a good mood. Yeah. Yeah. You're in a good mood. I'm in a good mood because last night, our friend Jimmy Kimmel returned to television. Just so proud of him. So proud to know that man. Jimmy spoke beautifully about free speech and unity. He made great jokes, showed his deep emotions, got huge ratings. It did so well that Disney just announced next summer they're releasing Guillermo and Stitch. Live action. Live action. Wow. Unbelievable. Kimmel's return was also huge on the YouTubes. Right now, his monologue is on track to break his personal record with 12 million views in 12 hours. Congrats, Jimmy. That ain't easy. You know, this business, that's pretty rare. Congratulations. That puts you just 5 billion views behind El Chambo's song with the dancing alien that sings in Spanish. Hit it. Oh, I didn't know. How many views? How many views did that get? Sorry, fascists. You will never silence El Chambo.

[Commercial Voiceover]

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[Stephen Colbert]

But that wasn't the only victory for free speech yesterday, because a statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands was placed on the National Mall. That's kind of nice. That's really good, detailed work. It's a lovely piece, but I gotta say, not very realistic. Trump can't stand on one leg, not with those cankles. It would be like trying to balance him on a sock full of overripe honeydew. The statue, it's controversial, I mean, obviously, but it's not illegal. The artists responsible were issued an official permit to demonstrate freedom of speech and artistic expression using political imagery by the National Park Service. Good for you, National Park Service. Good for you. And thank you for protecting free speech for almost 24 hours. Because despite the fact that the permit allows the sculpture to stay up until Sunday, early this morning, the US Park Police removed the statue.

One second. I just wanted to do this.

Okay, cancel Disney worked last time.

It's gotta be like, finish that up for me.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Thanks very much.

[Stephen Colbert]

Park Police offered the explanation that the statute was not in compliance with the permit, but they did not explain how it violated the permit. I think we know how it violated the permit. We've all seen those signs in the National Parks leave no Trace Epstein files. It has become. I'm really just a hoofer. It has become increasingly clear that the President is a thin skinned little devil baby who cannot stand to be giggled at. And with that sensitivity in mind, I'd like to replay this clip from yesterday of him getting on an escalator at the un he gets down and boop, rejected. Oh, that's tough. And not to brag, sir, but the Late Show's escalator is doing just fine. Get him. I do not have the knees for that bit much longer. So what caused it? Well, it was reported in the Times of London that to mark Trump's arrival, UN staff members have joked that they may turn off the escalators and elevators so he has to walk up the stairs. Okay, I understand the impulse, but is it really a prank to help somebody get their steps in? Guys, when Brian's asleep tonight, we're going to cover his face with moisturizer. That way when he wakes up, he's ready for the day. Trump's press secretary, Caroline Levitt, was on the Fox last night and assured us. Maybe she says something you like. You don't know, let's not prejudge her. And she assured us that top minds are on the case.

[Guest or Co-host (possibly a producer or writer)]

I know that we have people, including.

[Stephen Colbert]

The United States Secret Service, who are looking into this to try to get.

[Guest or Co-host]

To the bottom of it, and it.

[Stephen Colbert]

Is not going to be easy to get to the bottom of it. It was an up escalator the whole time it's going. She also had a stern threat for the evildoers posting. If someone at the UN Intentionally stopped the escalator as the President and the first lady were stepping on, they need to be fired and investigated immediately. Yes, it's time to call in escalator investigator. Welcome. Let us descend into the maelstrom of this complicated case. Our first clue comes from a UN Spokesperson who explained that the escalator stopped because the safety mechanism was inadvertently triggered by someone who was ahead of the president on the escalator, likely Trump's videographer. Well, that deescalated quickly. Escalator investigated when he was. How's the hair? Hair still good. While he was at the un Trump sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. And after the meeting, he posted, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and win all of Ukraine back. Original form. What? How do you. I don't. Huh? What the. Mr. Roll out the red carpet for Putin to suddenly Slava Ukraine. Did he get kicked in the head by a horse? I'd also like to publicly announce my love for my favorite child, Eric, and congratulate the young and vibrant Joe Biden on his win of the 2020 election. Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta go eat this salad and watch my favorite show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, so. And I don't have the quads for that Bitmo song either, so. Why the sudden about face? Nobody knows. But for weeks now, word from inside the White House is that the President feels he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. And to get it, he's engaging in a public campaign to snag the award. Because we all know publicly campaigning is always how you take home the Nobel Prize. Who can forget Desmond Tutus for your consideration? Billboards. What can Tutu do for you? You to snag the trophy. To snag the trophy. Trump keeps claiming that he's ended seven wars, including one no one's ever heard of. We're forging peace agreements and we're stopping wars. Cambodia and Armenia. It was just starting, and it was a bad one. Think of that. Yeah. Yeah, think of that. Not too hard because Cambodia is here and Armenia is here, 4,000 miles away. I've stopped so many wars, folks. The one between Madagascar and Honduras, the Tatooine in Portlandia, the raging conflict between Azerbaijan and how do you say this? Hey, I got some good news for you. Someday, Trump won't be in the White House unless, that is, unless he accepts a cabinet position from President the Rizzler. And he's getting ready for his post presidency. Because we just learned that Trump has chosen downtown Miami Presidential Library, which is perfect because that's why everyone goes to Miami for the books. Just like in that Gloria Estefan song reading. The library's already got a pretty big war chest because the 15 million dollar settlement ABC paid Trump went to the library, as well as the $16 million Paramount bid. Meanwhile, your local library can't afford to clean the dried oatmeal off of their copy of Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping. This library is going to be a whole big thing. First, you might remember Trump's luxury 747 Boeing aircraft gift from Qatar turned over to the library. And Trump wants it to be part of a larger development that would include an adjacent hotel. His library will have a plane and a hotel, so it's just going to be one Hudson News away from being LaGuardia in election news, a California woman has been charged after her dog allegedly voted in two elections. Ruh Roh, the Orange county district attorney, says the woman registered her dog as a voter and submitted mail in ballots under the dog's name in two elections. Which explains why the winner of the 2022 California Senate race was chicken on the floor. We got a great show for you tonight.

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[Stephen Colbert]

Folks. My first guest tonight is currently in his third term as a senator from the great state of Connecticut. Please welcome back to THE Late Show Senator Chris Murphy. Before we get into anything else, right off the top, I just want to point out and let everybody know that you've been a tireless advocate for gun.

Control for years now.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

And.

[Stephen Colbert]

As you know, and I think most of the people out here know today, there was another tragic shooting.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Yeah.

[Stephen Colbert]

This time at an ICE facility down in Dallas. We don't know a lot about it so far. What goes through your mind when you hear about another shooting like this?

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Well, Stephen, you're right. We don't know all the details here. But, but what really goes through my mind first is the families in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Right. I mean, I lived through that horror. Those parents, you know, were my age at the time, are now friends of mine. And I know how your life is fundamentally changed. The trauma that ripples through a family and a community when you lose a loved one. We know there's one person dead here, two critically injured. And for me, it's first and foremost about the victims. And it's then quickly about this anger, this anxiety that we all have about why we can't make a simple decision as a nation to put an end to this violence, whether it be mass violence, whether it be shootings on our streets, whether it be political violence. And we don't yet know the motives here, but we are obviously amidst a moment with an increase in political violence. And it just shouldn't matter. It shouldn't matter whether the radicalization comes from the right or the left or some non ideological place in the deep dark recesses of the Internet. This president, our entire political process could make a decision to draw a line in the sand. And it just sickens me that we have a president who instead of trying to stand up and say wherever the violence comes from, it's unacceptable, is politicizing this moment. So it's about the victims, and it's about a mourning of a loss, of a potential moment to bring this country together.

[Stephen Colbert]

Well, I mean, there really has been much movement to rein in the access to, you know, long guns and many.

Of the weapons that are used in these killings.

But I mean, hopefully, maybe there could be a political sea change in the United States.

We just saw an unexpected change the.

Other day at the un President Trump, who had basically told, you know, Zelenskyy in the White House earlier in the.

Year, you don't hold any of the cards. You're no negotiating position here.

You're losing this war. He said he met with Zelensky and then he came out in support of Ukraine and said that Ukraine could win the entire country back, including Crimea.

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Right.

[Stephen Colbert]

What happened? Do you know? Do you have any idea why that would happen?

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Yeah, well, I mean, that's what happened yesterday. Right. And something. And something different will happen tomorrow. No, I mean, it's like, you know, every day on Ukraine and tariffs, he's just rolling the dice, and one day it's 5, and the next day it's an 11. The fact of the matter is, he has done nothing substantive to help Ukraine win this war. He has had the opportunity to push Congress to pass new sanctions against Russia. He has stopped that legislation from proceeding. He has had the opportunity to bring a new funding bill before Congress to make sure that Ukraine has everything that they need. So despite what he said at the UN yesterday, the actions don't match his words. And at some point, the only way that Ukraine is going to win this war, recapture territory, is for the United States to make a bipartisan commitment to make sure that Ukraine wins and Russia loses. I hope he does that. Puts his money and his political advocacy where his mouth was yesterday.

[Stephen Colbert]

We were talking earlier in the show. They're all happy that our friend Jimmy's back on the air, which is lovely. You're a big advocate of free speech. You gave a warning. But before we get into that, I just want. I've got a little bone to pick with a video you posted this weekend.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Stephen Colbert is gone. Jimmy Kimmel is gone. Now, you need to see what is happening right now. It is the systematic destruction of free speech in this country.

[Stephen Colbert]

I'm right here. Yeah, I mean, I know. I read my pink slip. I know what's coming in May. I'm not saying you're just a little bit ahead of the ball here.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Yeah, no. When I watch that back, it does look like I don't believe you exist.

[Stephen Colbert]

Right. And you do Exist not just in your heart.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

I apologize.

[Stephen Colbert]

No, no, no, I accept. I accept. But isn't this is a little bit of a crazy moment right now?

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Yeah, it is. And I just do think we need to sort of understand what they are trying to do overtly.

[Stephen Colbert]

Like he's saying, and Kimmel's next. When I was dismissed. And then after this, Fallon and Seth are next. Like there's no other way to sugarcoat this.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

That's exactly right. And what he is trying to do is send a signal to everybody else who either has a mouthpiece on television or the Internet or is involved in the political process that there will be a price to pay for speaking up. Sometimes that price will be that you lose your job or you lose your position on a media outlet. Other people will actually go to jail over engaging in free speech. And what is so important is that in the wake of that cancellation of the Jimmy Kimmel show, this country decided to stand up, decided to say enough is enough. Hit that, hit that cancel button on their Disney subscription. Enough that Disney changed their mind. And so this was a moment of, you know, real crisis. But it was a moment where the country decided that it's not too late. This nation has decided we are not going to be afraid of a would be dictator. That we still have power, commercial power and political power. And I think it's evidence of what is to come.

[Stephen Colbert]

We have to take a quick break. We'll be right back with more Senator Chris Murphy. Everybod.

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[Stephen Colbert]

We're here with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy. Trump, after Jimmy was.

We found out that Jimmy was going back on there.

Trump tweeted, he threatened lawsuits against ABC.

You know, he's gonna like, oh, we got $16 million last time.

This will be even more lucrative.

You know, without saying, why are you.

Besides being a senator, are you a lawyer?

[Senator Chris Murphy]

I mean, I'm kind of a lawyer.

[Stephen Colbert]

Kind of a lawyer. You went to law school?

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Yeah, I practiced law badly for four years.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay, great. Well, I understand it badly. So we're even. What would even be like the tort here? Where is this standing to sue ABC because they decided to continue to employ someone?

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Yeah. I mean, of course there's no actionable claim here, but there wasn't an actionable claim. No.

[Stephen Colbert]

On any of these cases against the networks?

[Senator Chris Murphy]

No. What he suggests is that speaking against him is an illegal campaign contribution to Democrats. Well, then the entirety of Fox News is one big illegal campaign contribution to Trump. But it's not. It's not. Because if you want to be a TV network that, that loads up coverage criticizing the President, you can. If you want to be a TV network that loads up support for the President, you can. The problem here is that as the judiciary is populated with Trump appointed judges who don't care about the law, when the Department of Justice is turned into a witch hunt operation on behalf of Donald Trump's pursuit of his enemies, whether or not there's an actual actionable claim might not matter. And so that's why there's an urgency to this moment to save our democracy. Because you could have the entirety of the judiciary rigged and the underlying law not matter. That's why the moment is so serious.

[Stephen Colbert]

Okay, well, it's government shutdown season again.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Yeah. You're welcome.

[Stephen Colbert]

October 1st.

October 1st.

That's when it is.

Okay.

So I assume the Democrats would like the government to continue.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

We would like the government to continue. Operating.

[Stephen Colbert]

And would the Republicans like it to continue?

[Senator Chris Murphy]

So the Republicans seem to be gearing for a shutdown, and there's all sorts of evidence.

[Stephen Colbert]

What's it over this time, by the way? Because I can never quite figure out what it was really about. Just the bill doesn't pass and then the government shuts down.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Well, I think what it's. I mean, what it's really about is that the Republican Party wants to destroy government. And one of the quickest ways to do that is to precipitate these crises. You starve the oxygen, you starve the oxygen out. What the Democrats want, what our priorities are, are pretty simple. There is about to be a giant premium increase on 22 million Americans. We're not asking for some big new health care program. We just want premiums to not go up by 75% in the affordable Care act and the Affordable Care Act. We think that's a pretty reasonable ask.

[Stephen Colbert]

Do you think Senator Schumer's gonna hold a hard line or is he going to give in like he did last March, which made a ton of people mad at.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

Well, I think. Listen, I don't want to speak for Senator Schumer, but I think Democrats right now.

[Stephen Colbert]

Go ahead.

It's fine. He won't be mad.

[Senator Chris Murphy]

I think Democrats are united in a couple simple ideas that we have to stand up for people whose lives would be ruined by these massive health care premiums, and then that we have no moral obligation to pay the bills for democracy's destruction. And so if this budget doesn't roll back at least some of the grave damage that's being done to the rule of law, then Democrats have no obligation to support it. I think we can. We can. I think we can grow consensus in the country on those two things.

[Stephen Colbert]

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