Commentary: How one GOP senator reined in the White House
by Matt Welch, Los Angeles Times
Jun 19, 2018
3 minutes
Is there a character more derided in modern American politics than the anti-Trump Republican?
Consider soon-to-retire Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), a possible primary challenger to Donald Trump in 2020 and author of a bestseller attacking the president's America-first ideology. When Flake responded to the administration's brutish comments about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by tweeting "Fellow Republicans, this is not who we are," the condemnation was swift and brutal - from the left.
"This is exactly who you are," the Splinter's Emma Roller snapped back. "Flake's
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