Meet the Republican members of the Trump 'resistance' who are skipping the GOP convention... and the Donald's coronation as their candidate

As Donald Trump's Milwaukee normal shapes up to beryllium a full-on MAGA pep rally, salient Republican dissenters successful nan Senate are saying they scheme to skip it entirely.

Trump's Senate critics, including each 4 of those who stay successful agency aft voting to impeach him aft January 6th, are steering clear of nan Trump-centric blowout group to footwear disconnected Monday successful a authorities cardinal to his White House hopes.

Among those skipping nan matter is Maine Senator Susan Collins, who is opting for her location state, which has agelong served arsenic a summertime getaway for visitors. 

'I don't spell to each nationalist convention. I ever spell to nan authorities one,' she told DailyMail.com this week arsenic nan Democrats were successful free autumn complete President Biden.

'I'd alternatively beryllium successful Maine. I've sewage events scheduled. Who wouldn't alternatively beryllium successful Maine?' she added, aft dismissing nan thought it had thing to do pinch substance.

Collins' predominant Senate partner Sen. Lisa Murkowski is besides opting for a schedule that will let her to hit nan governmental heat.

'The Senator will not beryllium astatine nan normal this year, she will beryllium backmost successful Alaska,' spokesperson Joseph Plesha told DailyMail.com.

Nor will retiring Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, a perpetual Trump target. 'He won’t beryllium attending convention,' said spokeswoman Paige Waltz, without elaborating connected his plans. 

That comes a fewer months aft Romney, his party's 2012 nominee who became a salient Trump professional successful nan Senate, revealed he won't beryllium voting for nan man who has staged a astir complete takeover of nan party, installing his daughter-in-law Lara Trump arsenic a cochair of nan Republican National Committee and dispensing pinch a level plank connected a nationalist abortion prohibition that could beryllium a governmental burden.

'My helping of nan statement is for illustration a chickenhearted wing, each right? It’s a little, mini point that doesn’t return nan vertebrate disconnected nan ground. So we’re going to person to alteration that successful my view,' Romney told MSNBC successful May.

It's not conscionable senators from cool upwind climes aliases pinch aggregate picnic homes for illustration Romney who are declining to subordinate nan thousands of delegates descending connected Milwaukee. 

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy besides won't beryllium there, and will alternatively beryllium location successful Baton Rouge. 'He will beryllium spending clip pinch his grandchild,' said his spokeswoman, Molly Block. 

None of nan Republicans stated that their decisions had thing to do pinch Trump, arsenic nan statement marches toward a normal equipped pinch a caller statement level that echoes galore of nan erstwhile president's reside applause lines, pinch a 2nd plank calling to 'Seal nan Border and Stop nan Migrant Invasion.' 

'I cannot support erstwhile President Trump and I voted to convict him connected nan 2nd impeachment charges. So I don't deliberation it should travel arsenic a astonishment to anyone that I cannot support him,' Collins said successful precocious March, arsenic Trump secured nan nomination, moreover while revealing she is 'not happy pinch President Biden's administration.'

Of nan 7 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump aft January 6, conscionable 4 remain: Collins, Murkowski, Romney, and Cassidy. Three others, Sens. Ben Sasse, Richard Burr, and Pat Toomey, person near nan chamber. 

On Tuesday, Politico reported that erstwhile South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was Trump's last GOP statesmanlike superior opponent, wasn't invited to nan normal but is 'fine' pinch it. She is releasing her 97 delegates and urging them to ballot for Trump.

Haley 'was not invited, and she’s good pinch that,' said her spokesman. 'Trump deserves nan normal he wants. She’s made it clear she’s voting for him and wishes him nan best.'

Trump told Fox News big Brian Kilmeade he would 'take a look' astatine nan matter, but past seethed astir really Haley lingered successful nan title aft it was each but complete – successful a awesome to his backers not to fto bygones beryllium bygones.

‘You cognize location was a batch of bad humor there. She stayed excessively long,’ Trump groused.