As most of her GOP colleagues rally around President Donald Trump, crediting him for their new majority, the moderate Republican senator from Alaska has taken a very different tack.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, one of Trump's most vocal Republican critics in the chamber, said in a podcast she'd consider becoming an independent and caucusing with Dems in certain situations.[image or embed]
-- Politico (@politico.com) Jun 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Then there's this ...
Republican US Senator Murkowski on threat of Trump retaliation: 'We are all afraid' (April 2025)
www.reuters.com
... Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski disclosed this week that the threat of political retaliation from President Donald Trump is real enough to make her anxious about speaking out about his tariffs, executive orders and cuts to federal agencies.
"We are all afraid," Murkowski told a summit of nonprofit and tribal leaders in her native Alaska.
"It's quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before," the 67-year-old lawmaker added. "And I'll tell you, I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that's not right." ...
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