Jeff Flake Blames Trump and McConnell for Bringing Government to Brink of Shutdown (voting with dem)
Jeff Flake Blames Trump and McConnell for Bringing Government to Brink of Shutdown
The Arizona Republican will vote with Senate Democrats in a key dispute over government fundingand he says its all the GOPs fault.
ANDREW DESIDERIO 01.19.18 12:04 AM ET
As Sen. Jeff Flakes (R-AZ) break from President Donald Trump intensifies, the outspoken lawmaker appears headed for another intra-GOP face-offwith the leader of his party in the Senate.
After a marathon session Thursday night, Flake emerged from the Senate chamber frustrated with his Republican colleagues, in particular Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). After listening to McConnell and his Democratic counterpart, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), trade barbs over a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through Friday, Flake had decided it was better to side with Schumer and the Democrats on a key dispute over government funding.
In an interview late Thursday night, an exasperated Flakewho is not running for re-election this yearpinned the blame entirely on McConnell and Trump.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/exasperated-jeff-flake-bucks-mitch-mcconnell-sides-with-dems-on-shutdown