As the only president ever, Donald Trump was put on trial for the second time in February, but also this time he was acquitted.
Trump was indicted for inciting the January 6 attack on Congress, and a two-thirds majority was needed to convict the former president. That did not happen, and Trump was acquitted.
Nevertheless seven Republicans voted to overthrow Trump, and voted with it against his own party.
Trosset Trump
– Like an eight-year-old
One of them was Lisa Murkowski. She has represented the state of Alaska in the Senate since 2002, and expressed all the way that she came to vote to confirm the election results during last year’s presidential election in the United States. This despite the fact that Trump has always claimed that there has been election fraud.
The Alaska senator has been a longtime critic of Trump, and as mentioned also voted to overthrow the ex-president during the Supreme Court case against him.
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Murkowski has secured a seat in the Senate until 2022, and was thus the only one of the seven Republicans who voted to overthrow Trump who must run for re-election next year.
– Illojal and very bad senator
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President Donald Trump, for his part, does not want Murkowski re-elected.
In another statement Politico The former president says he will travel to Alaska to campaign against Murkowski before the 2022 midterm elections.
– I will not under any circumstances approve the failed candidate from Alaska, Lisa Murkowski. She represents the state poorly and the country even worse. “I do not know where others will be next year, but I know where I want to be – in Alaska to campaign against a disloyal and very bad senator,” Trump said in a statement to Politico on Saturday.
– Will remove her
– For a hypocrite
Also The Hill refers to the same statement from Trump.
A spokesman for Murkowski has not responded to Politico’s request for comment.
According to the news website, Trump’s political team has also commissioned a poll on how well Murkowski is in Alaska. Politico claims that this is further proof that the Trump camp is “interested in removing her”.
Seeking retaliation
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Back in February, when Murkowski voted to judge Trump, she stated that next year’s election could not affect whether she would vote for or against Trump.
“If I can not say what I think our president should stand for, how can I ask Alaska to elect me?” She said. Politico.
Trump has previously made it clear that he is seeking retaliation against Republicans who voted against him.
– Will see very little of her
In late February, he supported Max Miller who next year will face Anthony Gonzalez in Ohio. Gonzalez was one of ten members of the House of Representatives who voted to put Trump on trial.
– Max Miller is a brilliant person who has done a good job in the White House. Current Congressman Anthony Gonzalez should not represent voters in the 16th District because he does not represent their interests, Trump said.
Asked to retire
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Liz Cheney, who like Murkowski was one of those who voted to get Trump convicted, has also come under the spotlight, after she stated that Trump should not be part of the Republicans’ future.
This has caused a stir in the party, especially considering that the majority of the party’s voters are supporters of Trump, and at the end of february she was asked to resign by party colleagues.
– Do you miss me?
No unison support from their own
Last Sunday, former President Donald Trump spoke publicly for the first time since he stepped down as president.
In his speech, Trump stated that he is considering running for president in 2024.
“I may be asking to beat them a third time,” Trump said.
The speech was made at the CPAC conference, a conference for conservative Republicans, in Orlando, Florida.
– Do you miss me? said Trump also from the rostrum.
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