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WATCH: GOP Sen. Jeff Flake gives impassioned speech on Senate floor, slams Trump politics

Republican senator announces retirement during speech

Jeff Flake

WASHINGTON – Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake announced he won't run for re-election in 2018 on Tuesday during a speech on the Senate floor.

Sen. Flake took aim at the politics of President Trump and his colleagues. Some notable lines include:

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  • "Why didn't you speak up? What are we going to say? Mr. President, I rise today to say, enough."
  • "We must stop pretending the degradation of our politics and conduct of some in our executive branch are normal. They are not normal"
  • "There are times when we must risk our careers in favor of our principles. Now is such a time."
  • "I have children and grandchildren to answer to, and so Mr. President, I will not be complicit or silent."

Watch Jeff Flake's speech below:


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