Retaliation Virus in American Politics Trump and threats to Murkowski Senator from Alaska analysis by Sherif Monem

Retaliation is a virus in the body of the American body politics and a stigma to the political process. Instead for the US representatives or Senators vote their conscious and the interests of his/her constituency they are intimidated through steps of retaliation to ignore all that and follow the orders of the orders of the party bosses or Donald Trump himself. Sad affairs and nothing to be proud of in the inner dealings of American politics.



Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, center, is followed by reporters as she arrives to vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, 

Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Murkowski voted no

A Twitter admonishment from President Donald Trump didn't seem to faze U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican whose vote is key for the GOP's hoped-for health care overhaul.

The Alaska lawmaker and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only two Republicans who on Tuesday opposed moving forward with allowing debate on GOP legislation to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law passed under former President Barack Obama. Vice President Mike Pence stepped in to break the 50-50 tie.

Murkowski defended her vote. She repeatedly has expressed concerns about deep Medicaid cuts in the GOP bill. 

Alaska's senior senator holds a unique place in the health care battle, given the vast state's remote location and small population. A quarter of Alaska's 740,000 residents are covered by Medicaid, which Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, expanded as part of the Affordable Care Act to include more lower-income people. 

Mean Threat

The confirmation comes after the Alaska Dispatch News reported Wednesday that Zinke contacted Murkowski and Alaska's junior senator, Republican Dan Sullivan, warning of policy changes that could have negative effects for her state and to tell them that Murkowski's vote had imperiled future support.

Zinke warns Alaska Senator Murkowski that Trump "wasn't pleased" her health care vote

with her health care vote

The idea is to please according to Zinke.

Trump administration threatens to retaliate against Alaska for GOP senator's Obamacare repeal vote

 according to a report by the Alaska Dispatch News.

The news site reports that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Wednesday called Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan with a warning that Murkowski’s vote “had put Alaska's future with the administration in jeopardy.”

Feeling the pain caused by Lisa Murkowski "No". It hurts.