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kpete

(72,019 posts)
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 02:40 PM Feb 2017

Sen. Murkowski (Opposes DeVos) on defying Trump: I cannot live in fear of a tweet

Although she said she had not communicated with anyone in the Trump administration since announcing that she would oppose DeVos, Murkowski acknowledged the possibility that she would become the target of the harsh criticism the president likes to dole out via his Twitter feed.

“I cannot live in fear of a tweet,” Murkowski said, laughing. “We as lawmakers should not. What we need to be doing is working for the people that we represent, trying to do best by our states and their people, and doing so in working with a new administration.”

Speaking about Trump’s turbulent first two weeks in office, Murkowski said there are “a lot of bumpy spots in the road right now, a lot of things that have made many of us uncomfortable.” She cited her own “very real reservations” about Trump’s executive order temporarily barring entry to the U.S. for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries and suspending the U.S. refugee program.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-murkowski-on-defying-trump-i-cannot-live-in-fear-of-a-tweet-193230535.html

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Sen. Murkowski (Opposes DeVos) on defying Trump: I cannot live in fear of a tweet (Original Post) kpete Feb 2017 OP
Uh, either you democrats oppose this shit or we wont be around to primary Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #1
Murkowski is a Republican. Lindsay Feb 2017 #2
Oops, I forgot, thanks. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #4
when even republicans know something is a bad idea. . . . niyad Feb 2017 #3
Someone seriously needs to take Twitter away from him! Initech Feb 2017 #5
We all live in fear of a twit. (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2017 #6

Lindsay

(3,276 posts)
2. Murkowski is a Republican.
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 02:47 PM
Feb 2017

Apologies if you knew that and were just taking the opportunity to yell towards wishy-washy Dems who deserve it.

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