U.S. Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona indicated the possibility that he may launch a primary challenge against President Donald Trump in 2020.
Sen Flake is set to retire after his term in early January of 2019. The Republican senator has been a vocal critic of Pres. Trump. He believes that criticizing the President is his “obligation” as a “matter of duty and conscience.”
During his speech at the “Politics and Eggs” event at San Anselm College in New Hampshire, Sen. Flake once again attacked Pres. Trump. He said, “We have a libertine, budget busting President who exudes chaos…and he is the conservative.”
He said the Republican Party “losses its grasp on the meaning of basic terms” such as “conservative.” He believed that the party have “taken the wrong turn” and is concerned about its future. However, he pointed out that his country is more important. Sen. Flake said, “It’s past time to put country before party.”
Sen. Flake reiterated his position that Pres. Trump’s behavior, nationalistic economic theories, world view, and reflexive impulse to speak falsely, makes him unsuitable to lead the country.
Sen. Flake calls for American restoration
According to the senator, “Such as the power of the President to either build or destroy. The irony should not escape us here that someone whose name became known to us as a builder would have such a penchant for destruction.”
