Murkowski Won’t Rule Out Leaving Republican Party

March 24, 2024 Politics, Republicans

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP. The veteran Alaska Republican, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial, is done with the former president and said she “absolutely” would not vote for him.

Asked if she would become an independent, Murkowski said: “Oh, I think I’m very independent minded.” And she added: “I just regret that our party is seemingly becoming a party of Donald Trump. I wish that as Republicans, we had … a nominee that I could get behind. I certainly can’t get behind Donald Trump.”

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New — GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Trump and her party on @InsidePolitics Sunday

“I wish that as Republicans, we had a nominee I could get behind. I certainly can’t get behind Donald Trump.”

Asked if she would become an independent, Murkowski said: “Oh, I think I’m very… pic.twitter.com/Z6eumRWOky

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