“Never has a party abandoned and fled its principles and deeply held beliefs so quickly.”
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) took aim at his own party over its unwavering support of President Donald Trump.
“Never has a party abandoned and fled its principles and deeply held beliefs so quickly as my party did in the face of the nativist juggernaut,” Flake said on Thursday in a speech to the National Press Club, according to the Arizona Republic. “We have become strangers to ourselves.”
Flake, who is not seeking re-election, said:
He called on the Republican Party to act now to “mitigate and repair the damage” caused by Trump.
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Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) took aim at his own party over its unwavering support of President Donald Trump.
“Never has a party abandoned and fled its principles and deeply held beliefs so quickly as my party did in the face of the nativist juggernaut,” Flake said on Thursday in a speech to the National Press Club, according to the Arizona Republic. “We have become strangers to ourselves.”
Flake, who is not seeking re-election, said:
“If we are going to cloister ourselves in the alternative truth of an erratic leader, if we are going to refuse to live in the world that everyone else lives in and reckon with the daily reality that they face, including the very real anxiety that they feel, then my party might not deserve to lead.”
He called on the Republican Party to act now to “mitigate and repair the damage” caused by Trump.
More: GOP Sen. Jeff Flake Comes Out And Says It: 'My Party Might Not Deserve To Lead'
Who in the Republican Party has enough balls and patriotism to act? Certainly not cowardly scum like Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell.