Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, stated in an interview launched Sunday that she didn’t vote for former President Donald J. Trump. He additionally didn’t rule out the opportunity of leaving the Republican Celebration.
Within the interview, which Mrs. Murkowski gave to CNN, she stated that she “completely” doesn’t assist Mr. Trump within the normal election in November. She stated she wished the Republicans had nominated somebody she may vote for, however that she “actually can't get behind Donald Trump.”
Requested if she may go away the celebration and turn out to be an impartial, she stated she considers herself “very independent-minded” and added: “I'm simply sorry that our celebration is outwardly changing into a Donald Trump celebration.” However she didn't give a sure or no reply, saying: “I'm navigating some very fascinating political instances. Let's go away it at that.”
Ms. Murkowski, who has served within the Senate for greater than 20 years, has lengthy been extra reasonable than many Republicans. Amongst different positions which are uncommon in his celebration, he helps abortion rights, and has been a long-time critic of Mr. Trump, together with within the vote to convict him in his impeachment trial after the assault on the 6 January 2021 on the Capitol.
However the majority of elected Republicans, even those that denounced Mr. Trump after January 6, have come again in line behind him, because it has turn out to be clear that he would be the celebration's candidate for president.
Ms. Murkowski's assertion that she didn’t vote for Mr. Trump places her within the firm of a small variety of outstanding anti-Trump Republicans, amongst them Senator Mitt Romney of Utah and former Consultant Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Mr. Romney and Ms. Cheney stated they didn’t vote for the previous president.
