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Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, mentioned in an interview launched on Sunday that she wouldn’t vote for former President Donald J. Trump. She additionally didn’t rule out the potential for leaving the Republican Party.
In the interview, which Ms. Murkowski gave to CNN, she mentioned that she would “completely” not assist Mr. Trump within the basic election in November. She mentioned that she wished Republicans had nominated somebody whom she may vote for, however that she “definitely can’t get behind Donald Trump.”
Asked whether or not she may depart the party and develop into an unbiased, she mentioned that she thought-about herself “very unbiased minded” and added, “I simply remorse that our party is seemingly turning into a party of Donald Trump.” But she didn’t give a yes-or-no reply, saying: “I’m navigating my manner via some very fascinating political instances. Let’s simply depart it at that.”
Ms. Murkowski, who has served within the Senate for greater than 20 years, has lengthy been extra reasonable than many Republicans. Among different positions which might be uncommon in her party, she helps abortion rights, and she or he has lengthy been vital of Mr. Trump, together with in voting to convict him in his impeachment trial after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol.
But most elected Republicans, even those that denounced Mr. Trump after Jan. 6, have fallen again in line behind him because it has develop into clear that he would be the party’s nominee for president.
Ms. Murkowski’s declaration that she won’t vote for Mr. Trump places her within the firm of a small variety of distinguished anti-Trump Republicans, amongst them Senator Mitt Romney of Utah and former Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Both Mr. Romney and Ms. Cheney have mentioned that they won’t vote for the previous president.
