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<\/p>\nOne of the Senate\u2019s \u2018moderate\u2019 Republicans is getting fresh pushback from supporters of President Donald Trump after remarks she made during a townhall meeting with constituents recently.<\/p>\n
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski revealed this week that she feel<\/a>s anxious about speaking out against President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs, executive orders, and cuts to federal agencies, claiming they would pose a real threat of political retaliation, Reuters\u00a0reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are all afraid,\u201d Murkowski claimed to a summit of nonprofit and tribal leaders.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s quite a statement. But we are in a time and a place where I certainly have not been here before,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd I\u2019ll tell you, I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice, because retaliation is real. And that\u2019s not right.\u201d<\/p>\n The White House responded to Murkowski\u2019s claims. \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s only retribution is success and historic achievements for the American people,\u201d spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Reuters.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to use my voice to the best of my ability,\u201d Murkowski said. \u201cI\u2019ve got to figure out how I can do my best to help the many who are so anxious and are so afraid.\u201d<\/p>\n Murkowski\u2019s comments, captured in a video posted by the Anchorage Daily News, were made Monday in response to a question about what she would say to those concerned about policy changes being implemented by President Trump and his advisers.<\/p>\n As one of the few Senate Republicans openly critical of Trump, Murkowski has opposed several of his policies, voted against some Cabinet nominees, and supported repealing tariffs on Canada. She narrowly defeated a Trump-endorsed challenger three years ago, following her vote, alongside six other Republicans, to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial over the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.<\/p>\n Her remarks drew instant pushback from Trump supporters on social media, with several questioning her allegiance to the Republican Party.<\/p>\n \u201cLisa Murkowski says \u2018we are all afraid\u2019 [n]ow because of Trump\u2026 But where was she over the past 4 years when Biden was using lawfare to go after his political opponents?? Oh thats right, she\u2019s really a Democrat,\u201d comedian and entrepreneur Tim Young wrote on X in a post that contained the video clip featuring Murkowski.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n