On Monday evening, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. sent out a particularly disingenuous tweet. As of Tuesday afternoon, he has yet to correct himself. Here's the original tweet, which says "Trump sold" military equipment to Saudi Arabia which later ended up in al Qaeda's hands.

BOMBSHELL REPORT. The "beautiful military equipment" Trump sold Saudi Arabia and UAE is now in the hands of Al Qaeda aligned militias. One group drives U.S. made armored vehicles now. This is what happens when you flood a war zone with more weapons. https://t.co/2S0xE51Mr9 — Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 5, 2019



One problem: The equipment referenced in the CNN article was not sold not by President Trump or his administration. It was sold by the Obama administration, years before Trump was even a candidate.

As CNN makes clear in referencing a series of mine-resistant vehicles, "The vehicle was part of a $2.5 billion sale to the UAE in 2014."

Now, perhaps Murphy isn't that hot at math or history. But in an era in which the public shows declining trust in their political leaders and where partisan rancor is a growing, Murphy owes his constituents and country better than this deception. The debate over U.S. support for Saudi Arabia is a legitimate and important one, but the question of who was president in 2014 is uncomplicated. It was Barack Obama.

Murphy should correct his false tweet.