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Dulcinea

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Fri Mar 21, 2025, 07:08 AM Mar 21

Murkowski: Republicans quiet out of fear 'they're going to be taken down' [View all]

(The Hill) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) says that few Senate Republicans are willing to speak out against actions by the Trump administration and Elon Musk because most fear for their political lives.

Murkowski, one of the foremost centrists in the GOP conference, told reporters Tuesday that many of her colleagues are scared of the attacks she and others who have been willing to buck Trump and the party have faced. That is why they are unwilling to take steps that put them out of line and in the crosshairs of Trump supporters and conservatives.

“I get criticized for what I say, and everybody else is like, ‘How come nobody else is saying anything?’ Well, figure it out, because they’re looking at how many things are being thrown at me, and it’s like, ‘Maybe I should just duck and cover,’” Murkowski said during an appearance at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau.

“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 — they’re going to be primaried, they’re going to be given names in the media,” she continued. “We cannot be cowed into not speaking up.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/murkowski-republicans-quiet-fear-going-185808055.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_CORE&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20250321-0-&bt_user_id=SyAo7NyCh2bvkClpO6vAA5W51eFxPZUAyvDCnekPfpd3%2BOj%2FXbXjQ%2B364cDV2%2Bsu&bt_ts=1742554904769

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