Senator Murkowski Says Republican Colleagues Are ‘Afraid’ of Trump and Musk’s Threats of Primary Challenges and Public Insults
‘We’ve gotten to the place where it’s this allegiance to your caucus, it’s your allegiance to your party over your responsibility to the people that you represent, and I don’t buy into that,’ the senator says.
Senator Murkowski says anyone hoping for a Republican to publicly stand up against President Trump or Elon Musk’s DOGE effort should not hold their breath because her colleagues are “afraid” of the president and the world’s richest man, both of whom have the activist networks and the money to primary lawmakers.
Ms. Murkowski said Wednesday, however, that she would not consider leaving the GOP, and that she would try to work with the president when she can.
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