{"id":364835,"date":"2017-10-24T19:47:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T19:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=364835"},"modified":"2017-10-24T19:47:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T19:47:26","slug":"jeff-flake-republican-senator-quits-with-attack-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=364835","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Flake: Republican senator quits with attack on Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

A US Republican senator says he will not seek re-election, delivering a fierce attack on the era of President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Arizona Senator Jeff Flake said “reckless, outrageous and undignified behaviour” at the top of the US government was dangerous to democracy.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump has previously called Mr Flake “toxic”.<\/p>\n

The US president is already embroiled in a row\u00a0with another Republican Senator, Bob Corker.<\/p>\n

Mr Flake, announcing his decision on the floor of the Senate, said: “There may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party.”<\/p>\n

Another prominent party critic of Mr Trump, John McCain, was quick to pay tribute to Mr Flake.<\/p>\n

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Skip Twitter post by @SenJohnMcCain<\/p>\n
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Thank you to my dear friend\u00a0@JeffFlake\u00a0for your honorable service to the state of\u00a0#Arizona\u00a0& the nation.<\/p>\n

\u2014 John McCain (@SenJohnMcCain)\u00a0October 24, 2017<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In a series of television interviews earlier in the day, Mr Corker accused the president of lying, adding that he debased the US and weakened its global standing.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump fired back on Twitter, calling the Tennessee senator a “lightweight” who “couldn’t get re-elected.”<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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