In a stunning political development anti-Trump Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ)announced on Tuesday he will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2018.
Flake was down by 26 points to GOP challenger Dr. Kelli Ward in recent polling.
He knew he didn’t have a chance.
Jeff Flake trashed Republican voters and President Trump on the way out the door.
On Tuesday afternoon White House Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters it was probably a good idea Flake was not seeking reelection.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Based on previous statements and based on the lack of support he has from Arizona that’s probably a good move.
Here’s more from Huckabee Sanders defending the president and Republican voters after Jeff Flake’s toxic speech.
.@PressSec on Pres. Trump's feuds with GOP senators: "People didn't elect him to be weak, they elected him to be strong." pic.twitter.com/WJnOJK7Iel
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 24, 2017