{"id":985169,"date":"2021-11-08T14:14:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T19:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=985169"},"modified":"2021-11-08T14:14:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T19:14:42","slug":"sen-scott-endorses-lisa-murkowski-over-trump-endorsed-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-scott-endorses-lisa-murkowski-over-trump-endorsed-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Scott endorses Lisa Murkowski over Trump endorsed opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-scott-endorses-lisa-murkowski-over-trump-endorsed-opponent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=985169&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2574207\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2574207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 OCTOBER 27: Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) speaks alongside other Republican Senators during a press conference on rising gas an energy prices at the U.S. Capitol on October 27, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:54 AM PT \u2013 Monday, November 8, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) announced his endorsement for Alaskan Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) as opposed to her Trump endorsed opponent, Kelly Tshibaka.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Sunday, the GOP chairman said although he fully supports the incumbent, he added any Republican candidate would be \u201cfoolish\u201d not to embrace the 45th president\u2019s endorsements. Scott also emphasized Democrats being \u201cobsessed with Trump\u201d is going to benefit Republicans who are focused on winning by actually solving current issues in the U.S., such as inflation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019d be foolish not to want and accept Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement, but you\u2019re gonna win not because somebody endorses you, you\u2019re gonna win because you focused on making sure inflation gets stopped, making sure people get a job, making sure your kids aren\u2019t indoctrinated on critical race theory, make sure we have safe communities,\u201d said Scott. \u201cThat\u2019s gonna be the issues people care about.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rick Scott Interview: Democrats\u2019 focus on Trump is &#8216;good for Republicans&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee, talks about Republicans&#8217; prospects for the 2022 midterms.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/71VDGqfR3K\">https:\/\/t.co\/71VDGqfR3K<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d7cp8FWSEo\">pic.twitter.com\/d7cp8FWSEo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1457384884188684295?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Scott\u2019s endorsement for Murkowski comes as a surprise since she was one of seven Republican senators to vote to impeach President Trump earlier this year. Although Trump said she needs to be replaced, the Florida senator said he stands with, and supports all of his incumbents.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/8-dead-hundreds-injured-during-houston-music-festival\/\">Lawsuits Pouring In Against Travis Scott And Festival Organizers Over Deadly Stampede That Left 8 Dead And Many Injured<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 OCTOBER 27: Sen. 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