Trump Slams ‘Weak and Ineffective’ Jeff Flake for Immigration Flip-Flopping Criticism
Donald Trump‘s firing against his own party again tonight, attacking Senator Jeff Flake (R, AZ) for criticizing the mogul on his inability to hold a stable position on immigration.
Flake appeared today on CBS’ Face the Nation, where he told John Dickerson that Trump’s destabilization of the electoral map means that Arizona is no longer a reliable red state for 2016. Flake has been a conservative critic of Trump for some time, and he said today that he cannot bring himself to support the Republican Party’s choice right now.
“The speech in Mexico and that action, I think all of us had some hope after that that he might be changing the tone and tenor of his campaign,” said Flake. “But then when the speech was delivered in Arizona later that day, he seemed to be right back where he has been.”
Trump recently indicated that a “softening” on his hardline immigration stance was possible, but then he went on over the next several days to harden and then flirt with softening again. Flake said that this development displayed the importance of fellow conservatives distancing themselves from Trump in the event that he fails in his White House bid.
Of course, Trump saw this, and he made it clear that he doesn’t approve of it:
The Republican Party needs strong and committed leaders, not weak people such as @JeffFlake, if it is going to stop illegal immigration.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 4, 2016
The Great State of Arizona, where I just had a massive rally (amazing people), has a very weak and ineffective Senator, Jeff Flake. Sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 4, 2016
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