Republican Jeff Flake says he won't challenge Trump in 2020

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Republican Jeff Flake says he won’t challenge Trump in 2020

January 29, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake says he hopes a Republican will challenge President Donald Trump’s re-election bid, but it won’t be him.

Flake, who did not seek re-election in 2018, frequently tangled with Trump and often said he hoped a Republican would challenge Trump in 2020. Flake told “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday “that somebody won’t be me. I will not be a candidate.”

Flake retired this month and is now a CBS News contributor. He says that it’s “a difficult path” for any Republican to challenge Trump in a primary but that he still hopes someone will do so.

Flake was a U.S. senator from Arizona from 2013 to 2019. Previously, he represented Arizona’s 6th Congressional District in the House.

https://apnews.com/7caeb68420284fbf882306f9c0d1f709

[bearsfootball516]

1. I'll be surprised if he faces a primary.

[Johonny]

8. If John Kasich doesn't try at it then I don't think anyone will.

But he's the obvious choice to go after the clown show.

[catbyte]

2. I hope that toothless tiger just fades into ignoble obscurity. Too bad that CBS saw fit to hire him.

He's utterly spineless & worthless, nothing but a concern troll full of hot air, meaningless platitudes, and nothing else. In many ways, he's even worse than a trump apologist. He talked tough yet caved every time it actually counted. Who needs that?

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. what a profile in courage he is!

[AlexSFCA]

4. that shouldnt be even a question; flake will be flake

[DFW]

5. Rarely has a Senator had a more fitting name than Flake. n/t

[MineralMan]

6. Keep an eye on Paul Ryan.

Really.

[themaguffin]

9. Ryan was scared shitless to say anything against trump while in office. He showed no change even...

when he announced that he was running away...

[MurrayDelph]

10. Paul Ryan is going to hide in the shadows

until (he hopes) the stank of what he's helped happen has worn away.

After a Democratic president has come in and cleaned up the mess he abetted, he'll come out of his oubliette to run against "the tax and spend Democrats."

[Autumn]

7. Flake, the flip side of Collins has no cohones