Overview
- Gov. Ned Lamont called the sign offensive and inappropriate and said he hopes Sen. Saud Anwar expresses regret.
- Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney defended Anwar as a steadfast public‑health leader and dismissed the backlash as manufactured outrage.
- Anwar, a physician, said he did not make the sign, described it as satirical, and has not apologized.
- GOP leaders, including Senate Republican leader Stephen Harding and gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio, urged Democrats to discipline Anwar or remove him from the committee chairmanship.
- National accounts amplified the episode, with Libs of TikTok highlighting the photo and Sen. Ted Cruz condemning it, while no formal sanction has been announced and Anwar remains in his post.