High profile Senate Republicans are publicly urging President Trump to back off a threat to campaign against Sen.Lisa Murkowski(R-Alaska) if she runs for reelection in 2022.
The President tweeted late last week that he would be campaigning in Alaska in 2022 against Murkowski and would back anyone with a "pulse" after she told reporters that she was "struggling" with whether she could support him in 2020.
Then, key Senate Republicans indicated on Monday that they don't support efforts to unseat Murkowski, who is one of the Senate GOP caucus's most moderate members.
Sen.John Thune(S.D.), the No. 2 Republican senator said of the tweet threat, "I'd leave Lisa alone. She's a member of our conference, and we want to keep it that way,."
Sen.John Cornyn(R-Texas), an adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell(R-Ky.), told reporters, "I don’t support that at all", referring to Trump's week.
More: TheHill.com