Flake To Leave Senate, Says "I Will Not Be Complicit Or Silent"

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🗓️ 24 October 2017

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In a surprise announcement Tuesday, Jeff Flake of Arizona became the second Republican senator to announce he will not seek re-election in 2018. Flake delivered a blistering critique of President Trump on the Senate floor saying, "there are times where we must risk our careers in favor of our principles. Now is such a time." This episode: host/congressional reporter Scott Detrow, White House reporter Geoff Bennett, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

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0:53.8	We're hearing your feed because it was a pretty extraordinary day on Capitol Hill.
0:58.4	Two different veteran senators, Republicans laid out very serious concerns about President
1:03.2	Trump.
1:04.2	One of them Arizona Senator Jeff Flake came to the Senate floor to say he's not running
1:08.4	for reelection and he's not going to be as he put it complicit.
1:12.6	Reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling
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