Jeff Flake retires. Arizona senator is fed up with his fellow Republicans and Trump. |
The Arizona senator announce he will not seek reelection. Dinald J. Trump and his allies are cheering his retirement. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has had it with Republicans and their blind support of Trump.
Yesterday, Flake announced his retirement after Trump met with Republicans at the Capitol.
Flake said that he can't look at himself as a rubber stamp to this agenda. He says that he values his principles and rather be a role model. He warns Republicans that if they don't put a check on Trump, the party will be doomed.
Flake also admitted that he was facing a tougher primary challenger. He said that he did what was right for Arizona. The senator said that the Republicans are moving further to the right.
The Roy Moore win are a sign of the times. The former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court beat Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL) in a bitter Republican primary run off. The senator's defeat was big. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell placed his bets on Strange. The right went to Moore and wrapped itself around a white extremist who has said racially and homophobic comments about Americans.
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) who is retiring as well is also fed up with Trumpism. The senator said that Trump needs a timeout and is unbecominging of leader.
Trump dismissed the concerns and said that he is happy that he can get loyalist to help him "Make America Great Again."
His allies were cheering the removal.
Steve Bannon of Breitbart News is calling this another scalp being claimed. The white extremist said at the Faith & Freedom Summit that he vowed to take on every member of the Senate and House who opposes Trump.
Sean "Softball" Hannity called him "snowFlake" and "branFlake" on his right wing carnival.
Dr. Kelli Ward, the former state lawmaker who announced her bid is vey pleased with the decision.
This is why voting is important. We have a leader and a party willing to put all of us at risk. I expect we will have civil unrest in the coming years.
Republicans will be responsible for the country's destruction.
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