Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) openly admitted that she and her Republican colleagues were āall afraidā of āretaliationā from Donald Trump as she criticized what she called āunlawfulā executive overreach and sweeping federal cuts.
Murkowskiās comments came during a 45-minute session at The Foraker Groupās annual leadership summit and stands as one of the starkest public admissions from a Republican yet of the political pressure facing those in the party who push back against Trump policy or rhetoric.
āWe are all afraid,ā Murkowski told the crowd on Monday.
Pausing, she added: āItās quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before. And Iāll tell ya, Iām oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And thatās not right.ā
Sheāll be replaced with more maga.
Didnāt they already try to do that with Murkowski and she won as a write in?
No, she was on the ballot with Kelly Chewbacca as the token MAGA candidate. Alaska has ranked choice, so the R ticket split, but people were able to list Murkowski as a backup to their D (or 3rd party) pick.
Ok, so Republicans tried to defeat her but Alaskaās election system stopped them. Seems like sheās in a uniquely secure position to be doing more.
Yeah, for now and weāll see what happens in 2028.
Ranked choice voting is constantly under attack on every ballot in Alaska and it survived 2024ās election by an absolutely razor-thin margin.