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(Worthy News) - U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., facing a tough primary fight, announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election next year -- while taking a parting shot on the Senate floor at President Donald Trump for behavior he called "reckless, outrageous, and undignified."

Without mentioning the president by name, Flake accused the Republican Party of having "given in or given up on the core principles in favor of a more viscerally satisfying anger and resentment ... but anger and resentment are not a governing philosophy."

Flake has had a tumultuous relationship with the Trump administration. In August, he criticized the president's immigration policy in a New York Times opinion piece. The president tweeted in response that Flake was "WEAK on borders, crime and a non-factor in the Senate." [ Source: Fox News (Read More...) ]

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In one way Im sad about this. Flake has been good about voting down things that cost money, even if he was only one of a couple of votes. 

On the other hand, the past year he has gotten kind of rino-ish. So it looks like he sold out to the establishment. 

I can see the democrats in my state foaming at the mouth to get his seat. 

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2 hours ago, WorthyNewsBot said:

Flake accused the Republican Party of having "given in or given up on the core principles . . . 

Would Senator Flake (or someone) PLEASE tell us what those core principles are?

Blessings,

-Ed

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1 hour ago, ayin jade said:

In one way Im sad about this. Flake has been good about voting down things that cost money, even if he was only one of a couple of votes. 

On the other hand, the past year he has gotten kind of rino-ish. So it looks like he sold out to the establishment. 

I can see the democrats in my state foaming at the mouth to get his seat. 

Wasn't he kind of a John McCain puppet? Did he and McCain ever vote differently?

Blessings,

-Ed

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10 hours ago, SavedByGrace1981 said:

Wasn't he kind of a John McCain puppet? Did he and McCain ever vote differently?

Blessings,

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Flake was definitely not a mccain puppet. There was a time when the media here published the voting records of our representatives/senators. I followed that closely. Flake voted differently than mccain did many times. 

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Hmm Im wondering ...

It was announced a few days ago that another republican would run against flake. Perhaps in the interests of unity, flake opted out or figured he would be slaughtered in the election. His gop opponent is a favorite of trump. Unity among the gop would mean no dem opponent would win. And he keeps his election record clean so he could run for some other washington office, congressman for instance. 

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