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'''Jeffrey Lane Flake''' (born December 31, 1962) is a retiring [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Arizona]], winning election to the Senate in 2012, after serving as a [[United States Representative]] from 2001 until 2013. After repeatedly opposing [[Donald Trump]] throughout the presidential campaign and even after he was elected president, Flake became unelectable and at an age of only 54 Flake announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate rather than lose in a landslide for re-election. Flake did not vote for Trump in the 2016 election<ref>Manchester, Julia (October 25, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/357039-flake-i-didnt-vote-for-this-president-last-november Flake: ‘I didn’t vote for this president last November’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 25, 2017.</ref><ref>Poor, Jeff (October 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/10/25/flake-didnt-vote-president-last-november/ Flake: ‘I Didn’t Vote for This President Last November’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 25, 2017.</ref> and indicated that he would prefer to see left-wing Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] as president over Trump, a right-wing [[conservative]].<ref>Giaritelli, Anna (October 25, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jeff-flake-dodges-when-asked-if-he-wishes-hillary-clinton-were-president/article/2638544 Jeff Flake dodges when asked if he wishes Hillary Clinton were president]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 25, 2017.</ref>
'''Jeffrey Lane Flake''' (born December 31, 1962) is a retiring [[globalist]] and [[RINO]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Arizona]], winning election to the Senate in 2012, after serving as a [[United States Representative]] from 2001 until 2013. After repeatedly opposing [[Donald Trump]] throughout the presidential campaign and even after he was elected president, Flake became unelectable and at an age of only 54 Flake announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate rather than lose in a landslide for re-election. Flake did not vote for Trump in the 2016 election<ref>Manchester, Julia (October 25, 2017). [http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/357039-flake-i-didnt-vote-for-this-president-last-november Flake: ‘I didn’t vote for this president last November’]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved October 25, 2017.</ref><ref>Poor, Jeff (October 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/10/25/flake-didnt-vote-president-last-november/ Flake: ‘I Didn’t Vote for This President Last November’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 25, 2017.</ref> and indicated that he would prefer to see left-wing Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] as president over Trump, a right-wing [[conservative]].<ref>Giaritelli, Anna (October 25, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jeff-flake-dodges-when-asked-if-he-wishes-hillary-clinton-were-president/article/2638544 Jeff Flake dodges when asked if he wishes Hillary Clinton were president]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved October 25, 2017.</ref>
Flake courted support by the [[Koch brothers]] who, like Flake, are very [[anti-Trump]]. However, apparently, the Kochs decided to cut their own losses by declining to fund futile efforts to reelect Flake.
Flake courted support by the [[Koch brothers]] who, like Flake, are very [[anti-Trump]]. However, apparently, the Kochs decided to cut their own losses by declining to fund futile efforts to re-elect Flake.
He is a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ([[Mormon]]s). He has been pro-mass migration. Early in his career, before shifting to the political Left, he was [[conservative]] on other issues, as one of only eight Representatives in 2006 to receive a 100% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20070</ref> He is especially outspoken regarding the burden of [[earmark]]s on the taxpaying public. However, he has broken from many in his party on the issue of the [[Iraq War]]. In 2012, Jeff Flake was elected to the Senate seat of [[Jon Kyl]].
He is a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ([[Mormon]]s). He has been pro-mass migration. Early in his career, before shifting to the political Left, he was [[conservative]] on other issues, as one of only eight Representatives in 2006 to receive a 100% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20070</ref> He is especially outspoken regarding the burden of [[earmark]]s on the taxpaying public. However, he has broken from many in his party on the issue of the [[Iraq War]]. In 2012, Jeff Flake was elected to the Senate seat of [[Jon Kyl]].
Even after [[liberal]] Democrat [[Barack Obama]] left office in 2017, Flake continued to keep in touch with him.<ref>Chaitin, Daniel (March 3, 2018). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jeff-flake-says-he-and-obama-keep-in-touch/article/2650635 Jeff Flake says he and Obama keep in touch]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 3, 2018.</ref> Flake made baseless allegations against Trump for things that Obama blatantly did, such as disregarding the Constitution, though he stayed silent regarding Obama.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (June 24, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/24/jeff-flake-trashes-trump-for-grads-at-obamas-harvard-law-school/ Jeff Flake Trashes Trump for Grads at Obama’s Harvard Law School]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 19, 2018.</ref>
Even after [[liberal]] Democrat [[Barack Obama]] left office in 2017, Flake continued to keep in touch with him.<ref>Chaitin, Daniel (March 3, 2018). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jeff-flake-says-he-and-obama-keep-in-touch/article/2650635 Jeff Flake says he and Obama keep in touch]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved March 3, 2018.</ref> Flake made baseless allegations against Trump for things that Obama blatantly did, such as disregarding the Constitution, though he stayed silent regarding Obama.<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (June 24, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/05/24/jeff-flake-trashes-trump-for-grads-at-obamas-harvard-law-school/ Jeff Flake Trashes Trump for Grads at Obama’s Harvard Law School]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 19, 2018.</ref>
Flake illustrated his disregard for actually advancing conservative policies by threatening to block President Trump's [[conservative]] judicial nominees because he disliked the administration's [[America First]] trade policies.<ref>Wilber, Del Quentin (June 24, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-senator-threatens-to-block-trumps-judicial-nominees-over-trade-policies-1529866625 GOP Senator Threatens to Block Trump’s Judicial Nominees Over Trade Policies]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved June 24, 2018.</ref>
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