Donald Trump Jr. minced no words on X/Twitter about Republicans who jump ship and put Democrats in power. He wasn’t talking about Alaska’s Legislature, but Texas’:
“It’s unbelievable what is happening in Texas right now. There is a group of so-called Republicans cutting a deal with liberal Democrats to elect a speaker instead of uniting behind the Republican nominee, @DavidCookTexas! Unbelievable! Republicans have a mandate!” Trump Jr. said.
Texas’ legislative organization does somewhat mirror Alaska’s, where a majority of Republicans were elected but a few of them cut deals and put Democrats in power in both the House and Senate. Now in the Alaska House, there’s a Republican minority of 19, after Chuck Kopp and Louise Stutes crossed over; in the Alaska Senate, the crossovers include Gary Stevens, Cathy Giessel, Kelly Merrick, Jesse Bjorkman, and Bert Stedman, who are the Republicans in the Senate Democrat majority, all rewarded with prime seats on committees.
In Texas, the GOP caucus voted for Rep. David Cook for speaker, but Rep. Dustin Burrows said he has the votes from Democrats and enough Republicans to take over the gavel.
The message from Don Trump Jr. is that he may call out other legislators, perhaps even from Alaska, who betray their team and put tax-and-spend Democrats in charge.
