People Are Not Happy After A GOP Lawmaker Confessed To Her Constituents That She’s Afraid Of Speaking Out Against Trump
Welcome to 2025, folks: a year in which elected officials in the US fear speaking against the president.
In a now-viral video, Republican Rep. Lisa Murkowski recently spoke at a conference in her home state of Alaska, where she openly admitted that she’s afraid of speaking out against Donald Trump.
“What do you have to say to people who are afraid or who represent people who are afraid?” a person from the crowd asked Murkowski.
“We are all afraid,” Murkowski replied. After taking a long pause, she continued: “It’s quite a statement. But we are in a time and place where, I don’t know, I certainly have not, I have not been here before.”
“And I’ll tell you, I’m oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real. And that’s not right.”
“But that’s what you have asked me to do. And so, I’m going to use my voice to the best of my ability, and sometimes it will be viewed in a way that, well, that’s pretty confrontational. And other times, it’s going to be using my mother’s charm that I learned as a little young girl in direct communication that those that I’ve made relationships with and am able to affect some change that way.”
“But I’ve gotta figure out how I can do my best to help the many who are so anxious and are so afraid.”