Evan Vucci/AP The retiring Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona urged members of his political party to challenge the president, days before he is scheduled to retire from Capitol Hill. “Somebody does need to challenge the president,” Flake said in a CNN interview on Friday. “I think that the country needs to be reminded what […]
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'I retired him,' Trump boasts as Flake flakes
Putting a good face on an election that saw his party lose control of the House, President Trump bragged that he had “retired” Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, the Republican who opted to step down rather than support Trump. “In Jeff Flake’s case it’s me, pure and simple. I retired him. I’m very proud of it, […]
Sen. Flake says 'not a chance' he'd ask for FBI probe into Kavanaugh if he wanted reelection
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona), the key figure behind the White House’s decision to reopen an FBI investigation into SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh, has said he would have not called for the probe if he hoped to get reelected. Flake has been serving as a Senator for Arizona since 2013. In October last year, he announced […]
The GOP establishment is rallying around a new frontrunner to replace Jeff Flake — but she’s been repeatedly critical of Trump
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Republican Rep. Martha McSally of Arizona is considered to be the Republican establishment’s favorite to replace Sen. Jeff Flake. She has a history of critical comments aimed at President Donald Trump. But she is also the member of Arizona’s GOP House delegation, whose votes most closely align with Trump’s agenda. Republican Rep. […]
Trump goes on lengthy rant about Jeff Flake after the GOP senator trashed him from the Senate floor
Screenshot/CNN President Donald Trump said he originally thought Republican Sen. Jeff Flake was a Democrat after watching him on TV. Trump was discussing Flake after the senator provided a powerful rebuke of the president from the Senate floor on Tuesday. Flake announced that he would not seek reelection in 2018. President Donald Trump went on […]
Flake This Job And Shove It 👀
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake announced Tuesday that he is dropping out of his reelection campaign, giving a lengthy speech on the Senate floor in which decried the “discord and dysfunction” in modern American politics. Flake’s announcement Tuesday came as a huge surprise to Republicans and Democrats in Washington. He had long-since started building up a […]