Sen. LisaĀ Murkowski, aghastĀ at Donald Trumpās candidacy and the direction of her party, wonāt rule out bolting from the GOP.
The veteran Alaska Republican, one ofĀ seven Republicans who voted to convict TrumpĀ in his second impeachment trial amid the aftermath of January 6, 2021, is done with the former president and said she āabsolutelyā wouldĀ not vote for him.
āI wish thatĀ as Republicans, we had ā¦ a nominee that I could get behind,ā Murkowski told CNN. āI certainly canāt get behind Donald Trump.ā
The partyās shift toward Trump has causedĀ MurkowskiĀ to consider her future within the GOP. In the interview, she would not say if she would remain a Republican.
Asked if she would become an independent,Ā MurkowskiĀ said: āOh, I think Iām very independent minded.ā And she added:Ā āI just regret that our party is seemingly becoming a party of Donald Trump.ā
I had to google itā¦ āYou disingenuously frame your conversation as a sincere request to be enlightenedā. I litterally said that I was uninformed/not paying too much attention. I have payed attention in 2016- about 2020. So was wondering if they actualy got him for something now, or not. Sorry for askingā¦ Jeez. Trump sure triggers alot of peopleā¦