The Connecticut senator is urging colleagues to take risks to confront Trump and show voters a less judgmental face
Pete Buttigieg. Ruben Gallego. JD Vance. All are young politicians who sport facial hair, perhaps in the belief that it confers gravitas. One headline writer even suggested: “2028 Might Be The Year Of The Beard For Presidential Hopefuls.”
Cue Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator who recently joined the ranks of the bearded. The 51-year-old’s is flecked with white, perhaps implying a warrior weathered by battle. Murphy is one of the most outspoken voices in the Democratic opposition to Donald Trump.