‘Worthless piece of crap’: GOP blasts DNC chief for equating Trump's America with Iran’s repressive regime

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Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin is getting hammered by Republicans for comparing the United States under President Donald Trump to Iran's Islamic theocracy, accusing both of showing "authoritarian behavior." The comments from Martin came amid protests in Minneapolis and across the nation in the wake of last week's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old Minnesota woman and mother of three by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent and in the midst of a wave of massive demonstrations against Iran's cleric-controlled government in recent weeks. "From Tehran to my birthplace of Minneapolis, people are rising up against systems that wield violence without accountability. In Iran, brave protestors confront a far-right theocratic regime that crushes dissent and denies basic freedoms," Martin wrote . The DNC chair , a former longtime Minnesota state party chair, first made the comparison in a social media post last Sunday. DNC CHAIR'S CONTROVERSIAL COMPARISON SPARKS BACKLASH He added, "Here at home, tens of thousands are marching after the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good — demanding justice, transparency, and an end to an unchecked federal force that takes lives and tears families apart. Solidarity across borders means opposing authoritarian power everywhere and defending the right to live free from fear and state violence." Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham , a top Trump ally in the Senate and a longtime proponent of a muscular U.S. foreign policy, bashed Martin. "Number one, Ken Martin is a worthless piece of crap," Graham charged in an appearance on Fox News' "Hannity." "Can you imagine this guy fighting for freedom? To compare President Trump and the Trump regime to the ayatollah means you got the worst case of Trump derangement syndrome in the world. Go to hell." The DNC chair, reacting to Graham's attack, claimed the senator is "a sniveling coward and a Trump bootlicker who hasn’t had a strongly held conviction in decades. I will wear his conde…