Sen. Chris Murphy did post 'Awesome' in response to Iranian ships bypassing a U.S. naval blockade, and his office later said it was sarcasm—this is confirmed by multiple news outlets. The post sparked real backlash from Republicans who saw it as anti-American. Whether Murphy's 'sarcasm' claim is credible is genuinely disputed, but the commenter frames this as settled fact ('betrayal') rather than acknowledging the ongoing disagreement about his intent, and compares Murphy to Jane Fonda without explaining that reference, which inflames rather than clarifies the actual controversy.