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Trump Retaliates Against Alaska over Senator’s Healthcare Vote

HeadlineJul 28, 2017

President Trump lashed out at Republican dissenters overnight, tweeting, “3 Republicans and 48 Democrats let the American people down. As I said from the beginning, let ObamaCare implode, then deal. Watch!” Meanwhile, both of Alaska’s Republican senators—Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski—received calls from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Wednesday, who was reportedly ordered by President Trump to threaten projects important to Alaska, after Sen. Murkowski broke ranks to oppose the Republican healthcare effort. Sen. Murkowski appeared to retaliate by postponing a vote on six of Trump’s nominees for posts at the Energy and Interior departments.

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