Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP.
“I wish that as Republicans, we had … a nominee that I could get behind,” Murkowski told CNN.
The party’s shift toward Trump has caused Murkowski to consider her future within the GOP.
Asked if she would become an independent, Murkowski said: “Oh, I think I’m very independent minded.”
And she added: “I just regret that our party is seemingly becoming a party of Donald Trump.”.
As the tea party rose in 2010, Murkowski was at sharp odds with the insurgent right-wing of her party.
She had been targeted by Trump and his allies in 2022 but was backed by Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and his high-spending outside group. »