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Judi Lynn

(160,635 posts)
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 04:58 AM Jul 2021

Murkowski: Trump has 'threatened to do a lot' to those who stand up to him

Source: The Hill


BY CAROLINE VAKIL - 07/10/21 07:05 PM EDT

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) acknowledged the ways in which her opposition to former President Trump during his tenure in office could impact the 2022 Alaska midterms.

During an interview that aired Friday with Alaska Landmine Radio, Murkowski, a GOP moderate said that former President Trump has “threatened to do a lot” to his detractors, even those in his own party.

The veteran senator has served in the upper chamber since 2002, but during Friday's interview would not confirm whether or not she would run for reelection in 2022. Radio host Jeff Landfield said that the race for her seat in the Senate would be closely watched.

“It will be. I think one of the things that I've learned is that none of the races that I've been part of have ever really been easy or ordinary — is will probably prove to be much, much along those lines,” Murkowski said. “I know that former President Trump is skeptical about me, and the job that I do for Alaska, but I really think that that's for Alaskans to judge.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/562414-murkowski-trump-has-threatened-to-do-a-lot-to-those-who-oppose-him

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Murkowski: Trump has 'threatened to do a lot' to those who stand up to him (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jul 2021 OP
I called this during impeachment #1, people dewsgirl Jul 2021 #1
How long before Mafia Don opens the Bada Bing Club down in Mar-a-Lago? sop Jul 2021 #2
That brings back memories, I miss that show. He dewsgirl Jul 2021 #8
he's always wished he could be a mob boss. oldsoftie Jul 2021 #22
Indeed...😔 dewsgirl Jul 2021 #24
Keep in mind Trump True Blue American Jul 2021 #3
Thank you!! That is correct...the media calling him a king maker needs to google their story PortTack Jul 2021 #14
No library will have to struggle to find shelf space for a GOP Profiles in Courage tome. tanyev Jul 2021 #4
tRumps level of arrogance has a foundation.... FarPoint Jul 2021 #5
Grow a spine Lisa and call trump what he is mdbl Jul 2021 #6
And yet she's still a Reep. ananda Jul 2021 #7
They took away his twitter, he can't do shit. Yet republicans are scared of this coward. PerceptionManagement Jul 2021 #9
the worst he could do is fat ass is sit on ya' . monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #21
You Murkowski were / was given many opportunities to stand up to this asshole turbinetree Jul 2021 #10
exactly llashram Jul 2021 #15
He and her for that matter of having also has the dubious narcissist malignant payhcopathic turbinetree Jul 2021 #18
If only the repukes had marketable talents Javaman Jul 2021 #11
++ llashram Jul 2021 #16
Between his buddy Epstein and the Russians, I'm sure he's got dirt on some Warpy Jul 2021 #12
"Do a lot." malthaussen Jul 2021 #13
GQP split would be a good thing ;) BlueWavePsych Jul 2021 #17
Oh, its coming. nt oldsoftie Jul 2021 #23
He's a fucking chickenshit windbag NEOBuckeye Jul 2021 #19
Q Rump could do absolutely NOTHING bluestarone Jul 2021 #20

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
1. I called this during impeachment #1, people
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 05:04 AM
Jul 2021

acted like I was crazy. He has used mob tactics for years, and it worked for him. He certainly wasn't going to stop when he had that much power.
Another thing, I think there is a lot more to the Marie Yavonovich situation, they wanted her out immediately because her life was at risk.

oldsoftie

(12,622 posts)
22. he's always wished he could be a mob boss.
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 11:17 PM
Jul 2021

Thats why he loves Putin so much; Putin can do whatever he wants

True Blue American

(17,992 posts)
3. Keep in mind Trump
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 06:22 AM
Jul 2021

Lost most of the races he backed. The 2 biggies were in Georgia.

His mob tactics do not work with normal people. Trump even lost his own.

That is why many Republicans are going against him and Mitch.

PortTack

(32,803 posts)
14. Thank you!! That is correct...the media calling him a king maker needs to google their story
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 11:14 AM
Jul 2021

It’s a lie

FarPoint

(12,452 posts)
5. tRumps level of arrogance has a foundation....
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 09:12 AM
Jul 2021

My sense is he is bold and obnoxious because he has the "brother's bond" thing with Putin.....tRumps chaos is a valuable tool to Putin....My guess is...tRump is serving Putin's mission knowingly yet so very willing because he gains his own power and attention....


Bottom line...tRump does what he dose because he has Putin's support. That is my sense of his behavior.

mdbl

(4,976 posts)
6. Grow a spine Lisa and call trump what he is
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 09:59 AM
Jul 2021

A no good narcissistic grifter that has done nothing for anyone except himself. He can't even govern his own tax dodges much less a country, unless it's a bunch of racist fools that accept anyone that shares their awful tenets.

9. They took away his twitter, he can't do shit. Yet republicans are scared of this coward.
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 10:24 AM
Jul 2021

the first republican who can attack dumpf's base, or shame them will prevail over the Fat Diaper Load and it probably won't be Darth Cheney's daughter

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
10. You Murkowski were / was given many opportunities to stand up to this asshole
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 10:25 AM
Jul 2021

in fact you could have had removed him from his position twice.....but what did you do....you put fucking over the country more important and having your fucking racists authoritarian fascists' party in power as being more important than country and that in fact led to the Jan 6, 2021 insurrection....

And lets not forget you sided with this asshole on every fucking federalist society judge that came before the court, in fact to show how much of a fucking hypocrite you are, you allowed without not saying a peep, to have your former majority leader place not one asshole on the bench in violation without advise and consent being used as a rule of law, nope you sided with that traitor to the Constitution, not not even bring it up for a vote, but you voted to put two /three other non qualified "judges" on the bench and more at the federal level that should not be allowed to be judge's at a Ceratopogonidae contest or what is commonly referred to as a no-see-um flea contest.....because in your head you were a no-see-um and just voted to retain power and to basically fuck over every citizen in this country to put no-see-um's on the bench, so spare us your BS your a turncoat to this republic.......

llashram

(6,265 posts)
15. exactly
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 11:20 AM
Jul 2021

just a disgusting bunch of cowards. The whole damn bunch... mr mafia thinks he's immune. He needs to be pushed to his knees begging every decent person in America for forgiveness. For trying to destroy our form of government at Putin's direction. Who it's guaranteed has some real dirt on this tool.

turbinetree

(24,720 posts)
18. He and her for that matter of having also has the dubious narcissist malignant payhcopathic
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 03:10 PM
Jul 2021

honor of having killed over 600,000 people during a still evolving pandemic because he just didn't give a rats ass about anyone, just like her and that enabling fascists' authoritarian party they reside in ....

Javaman

(62,534 posts)
11. If only the repukes had marketable talents
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 10:46 AM
Jul 2021

They could tell the orange asshole to fuck off.

But alas they are talentless pieces of shit that feel the need to cling on to there political careers out of fear they can’t do anything worth shit in the real world.

Aka political cowards

Warpy

(111,367 posts)
12. Between his buddy Epstein and the Russians, I'm sure he's got dirt on some
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 11:09 AM
Jul 2021

but they needn't worry, the good fundagelicals who put them into office will forgive anything as long as they campaign in favor of female slavery. I think they're all afraid of what he might have, not of what he does have.

In addition, they're terrified of his unhinged mob. After all, they did see them in action once already.

Personally, I think they have nothing to fear but fear, itself, the fundagelicals will ignore their sins and I don't think the Qbot firecracker will explode twice, legal proceedings have dampened it a bit. I hope that some of the smarter ones figure this out.

malthaussen

(17,217 posts)
13. "Do a lot."
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 11:14 AM
Jul 2021

How about some examples? What can the Don do? Put a dead horse's head in your bed?

If he has threatened anything criminal, well, there are laws about that, you know.

-- Mal

bluestarone

(17,062 posts)
20. Q Rump could do absolutely NOTHING
Sun Jul 11, 2021, 10:33 PM
Jul 2021

Without RETHUGS help. So what's the answer Lisa? You're so fucking DUMB!!

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