GOP Senator Murkowski Says Trump Should Resign Before Jan. 20 Bloomberg 1/8/2021 Steven T. Dennis (Bloomberg) -- Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said President Donald Trump should resign after inciting a riot at the Capitol, and she questioned her future as a Republican if the party doesn’t break with the outgoing president. “I want him to resign. I want him out,“ Murkowski said in a Friday interview with the Anchorage Daily News. “He has caused enough damage.” If Murkowski, a moderate senator who supports abortion rights and opposed repealing the Affordable Care Act, became an independent and caucused with Democrats, the chamber would go from a 50-50 split in the new Congress to giving Democrats a 51-49 majority. This could increase the potential for Joe Biden to enact his agenda and for his party to retain control of the chamber after the 2022 midterm elections, when Murkowski faces re-election.