Flake’s Blistering Attack on Trump Is the Latest Crack in GOP Unity
- Republican had been targeted by Trump’s ex-strategist Bannon
- ‘Probably a good move,’ White House press secretary says
Sen. Flake Says 'Heaven Help Us' in Trump Era
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Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona announced he won’t seek re-election and then delivered a blistering attack on Donald Trump on the Senate floor, the second GOP senator to publicly excoriate the president on the day the party wanted to put a proposed tax overhaul at the forefront.
“Outrageous and undignified behavior has been excused as telling it like it is when it is actually reckless, outrageous, and undignified,” Flake said Tuesday, without mentioning Trump’s name. “When such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. It is dangerous to democracy.”