Not only won’t Republican Senator Jeff Flake not rule out running against Donald Trump in 2020 he encouraged his fellow Republicans to revolt against the president on national television. (Fox News)
Speaking to ABC’s “This Week,” Flake, R-Ariz., who has announced that he will retire in January, said Democrats wouldn’t work with Republicans on immigration if Trump keeps deriding them.
“They are on record supporting significant border control,” Flake said, referring to congressional Democrats. “And so, when the president says that and calls them ‘clowns’ and ‘losers,’ how does he expect the Democrats to sit down and work with Republicans on these issues?”
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The solution, according to Flake, is for another Republican to take down the president.
“I’ve said many times I hope that somebody [runs] in the Republican primary, just to remind Republicans what it means to be conservative or Republican, that we believe in limited government, economic freedom, free trade, immigration,” Flake said.
Despite repeatedly touting the idea, Flake himself conceded that Trump had redefined the Republican Party, making a primary challenge even less likely.
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