“The Republican State Chairman’s comments about Attorney General Tong are insulting, incendiary and dangerous, and just another example of the MAGA indifference to the violence they continue to instigate.

The Attorney General is doing the job Connecticut voters elected him to do, defending citizens of Connecticut against federal orders that will impact their health, safety and Constitutional rights. To suggest Trump actions are ‘wholly within his prerogative’ completely ignores the actions of courts across the country, some in direct response to the AG’s actions.

The Attorney General’s home was the target of a bomb threat and the comment that he is ‘running for his life’ is tone deaf and vile. Chairman Proto owes him a sincere apology and Republican officials — particularly those who have themselves been threatened with violence – should call on him to rescind his disgusting remarks. There is nothing funny or cute about violence.”