Sen. Flake encouraged Americans to come together to repair the damage and create a new politics for common good. “There has to be an American restoration. This will be the obligation of all of us…We will come together and rebuild to shore up the foundations of our institutions that have seen such a gale lately—from that unpredictable storm in the White House…” he said.
Sen. Flake is not ruling out a run for president as independent
When asked about a potential run for the White House, Sen. Flake responded, “It has not been in my plans to run for president.” However, he said he have not ruled out the idea.
Additionally, the senator is hoping that someone in the Republican Party will run in the primary to challenge Pres. Trump. He added, “I think that the Republicans want to be reminded what it means to be a traditional, decent Republican.”
In his speech, Sen. Flake also delivered a clear message that he is conservative alternative to Pres. Trump. He described himself as “the rarest of species, the American conservative, Americanus, never Trumpus…”
