| − | '''Jeffrey Lane “Jeff” Flake''', born December 31, 1962 (age {{age|1962|12|31}}), is a [[globalist]] and [[RINO]] who served as a [[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 the age of only 54, Flake announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate rather than lose in a landslide for re-election. On January 23, 2021, Flake was formally [[censure]]d by the [[Arizona]] [[Republican Party]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/arizona-gop-censure-mccain-flake-ducey</ref> The [[conservative]] NumbersUSA, an opponent of [[illegal immigration]], graded Flake with an "F" in the 115th Congress.<ref>https://grades.numbersusa.com/gradecard/928/</ref> Ultimately the anti-[[Trump]] President [[Biden]] gave [[anti-Trump]] Flake a job as the Ambassador to the dictatorship in [[Turkey]]. | + | '''Jeffrey Lane “Jeff” Flake''', born December 31, 1962 (age {{age|1962|12|31}}), is a [[globalist]] and [[RINO]] who served as a [[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 the age of only 54, Flake announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate rather than lose in a landslide for re-election. On January 23, 2021, Flake was formally [[censure]]d by the [[Arizona]] [[Republican Party]].<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/arizona-gop-censure-mccain-flake-ducey</ref> The [[conservative]] NumbersUSA, an opponent of [[illegal immigration]], graded Flake with an "F" in the 115th Congress.<ref>https://grades.numbersusa.com/gradecard/928/</ref> Ultimately the anti-[[Trump]] President [[Biden]] gave [[anti-Trump]] Flake a job as the Ambassador to the dictatorship in [[Turkey]]. |
| | Flake did not vote for Trump in the 2016 election<ref>Manchester, Julia (October 25, 2017). [https://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). [https://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). [https://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 also opposed the reelection of conservative congressman [[Steve King]]. | | Flake did not vote for Trump in the 2016 election<ref>Manchester, Julia (October 25, 2017). [https://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). [https://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). [https://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 also opposed the reelection of conservative congressman [[Steve King]]. |