US senator from Alaska Lisa Murkowski , who comes from President Donald Trump 's Republican Party , has said she is among people who are "afraid" about the "upheaval" the MAGA leader has created in the federal government since taking office in January.
Murkowski also expressed her worries about a potential political retaliation for criticizing Trump.
“We are all afraid. It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before," she told a group of non-profit leaders in Anchorage, Alaska.
"And I’ll tell you, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that’s not right,” the Republican senator added.
Trump's first three months in office, Murkowski remarked, were "head-spinning." Since commencing his second and final term, the president has signed 124 executive orders , slapped steep tariffs on allies and trading partners, clashed repeatedly with federal judges and overseen sudden cuts to federal agencies without input or authorization from the Congress.
Who is Lisa Murkowski?
Born in Alaska's Ketchikan, the she is the first Alaskan-born senator. An avid skier, she was elected to the Senate in 2002, and is a member of various committees there.
Murkowski, who has two sons with her husband Verne Martell, has been a critic of both Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who heads the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the US president's administration.
Last month, she told reporters in Washington there are several Republicans who want to challenge Trump and Musk, but fear "retaliation."
"They (Republicans) are looking at how many things are being thrown at me, and it’s like, ‘Maybe I just better duck and cover. That’s why you’ve got everybody just zip-lipped, not saying a word because they’re afraid they’re going to be taken down," she stated at the time.
Murkowski was re-elected to the Senate in 2022. She won despite Trump throwing his weight behind Kelly Tshibaka, who is also from the Republican Party, and previously served as the commissioner for Alaska’s Department of Administration.
Murkowski also expressed her worries about a potential political retaliation for criticizing Trump.
“We are all afraid. It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before," she told a group of non-profit leaders in Anchorage, Alaska.
"And I’ll tell you, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that’s not right,” the Republican senator added.
Trump's first three months in office, Murkowski remarked, were "head-spinning." Since commencing his second and final term, the president has signed 124 executive orders , slapped steep tariffs on allies and trading partners, clashed repeatedly with federal judges and overseen sudden cuts to federal agencies without input or authorization from the Congress.
Who is Lisa Murkowski?
Born in Alaska's Ketchikan, the she is the first Alaskan-born senator. An avid skier, she was elected to the Senate in 2002, and is a member of various committees there.
Murkowski, who has two sons with her husband Verne Martell, has been a critic of both Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who heads the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the US president's administration.
Last month, she told reporters in Washington there are several Republicans who want to challenge Trump and Musk, but fear "retaliation."
"They (Republicans) are looking at how many things are being thrown at me, and it’s like, ‘Maybe I just better duck and cover. That’s why you’ve got everybody just zip-lipped, not saying a word because they’re afraid they’re going to be taken down," she stated at the time.
Murkowski was re-elected to the Senate in 2022. She won despite Trump throwing his weight behind Kelly Tshibaka, who is also from the Republican Party, and previously served as the commissioner for Alaska’s Department of Administration.
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