He called her out on Twitter, obviously (Picture: Getty)

Donald Trump has named and shamed a female Republican who voted against the Senate healthcare bill.

He called out Lisa Murkowski, who represents Alaska, for opposing a step forward to repealing and replacing Obamacare.

The president said: ‘Senator @lisamurkowski of the Great State of Alaska really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad!’

Senator @lisamurkowski of the Great State of Alaska really let the Republicans, and our country, down yesterday. Too bad! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 26, 2017

The vote passed 51-50 on Tuesday afternoon. Republicans could only afford to lose two votes, which they did.


Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only two to oppose the move.

Senator John McCain made an appearance to cast his vital vote just days after he was diagnosed with brain cancer.

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There is no new law in place as a result of this vote. It merely paves the way for a debate on what a new healthcare bill should look like.



It’s a small victory for Trump and his fellow Republicans.

Protesters temporarily disrupted the Senate proceedings as it got underway.

Shouting ‘kill the bill’ and ‘shame,’ the demonstrators stood in the visitors’ gallery and chanted. They were led out of the chamber by police but could still be heard.

Friction between rogue Republicans and those who stood by Trump was obvious in the lead up to today’s vote.

Demonstrators are removed from the Senate on Capitol Hill (Picture: AP)

Senator Susan Collins was caught on live mic making extremely personal comments about GOP representative Blake Farenthold.

She said: ‘Well, fat guy. He’s huge. He’s so unattractive it’s unbelievable.

‘Did you see the picture of him in his pajamas next to this bunny, this Playboy bunny?’

Farenthold is the Texas congressman who a day earlier blamed ‘some female senators from the Northeast’ for blocking health care legislation and said he wished he could challenge them to a duel ‘Aaron Burr-style’.

Blake Farenthold said he thinks the comments were made ‘tongue in cheek’ (Picture: AP)

Collins was overheard telling a colleague about Farenthold while making small talk at a hearing on Tuesday.

She was chatting with senator Jack Reed. Collins asked Reed if he’d seen ‘the one who challenged me to a duel’.

To which he replied: ‘Do you know why he challenged you to a duel? Because you could beat the shit out of him first.’

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Farenthold told the Washington Examiner: ‘Like the president, I am sick and tired of the left-wing biased media trying to make something out of nothing. This was clearly tongue in cheek. That being said, I’m extremely frustrated with Senate Republicans who are breaking their promise to the American people to repeal and replace Obamacare.’