Posted on 09/03/2017 11:26:21 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona disparaged President Donald Trump’s promise to erect a physical border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, arguing “nobody ought to support” the idea.
“Obviously all of us believe in border security. It depends what he means by the wall and we still really haven’t seen what he means by the wall,” Flake said on CNN’s State of the Union. “If that’s a metaphor for border security we can support that but if he’s talking about a solitary, brick and mortar two thousand mile edifice on the border, then no, nobody ought to support that.”
Immigration has played a key role in Trump’s recent attacks on Flake. Trump has repeatedly called the Arizona conservative “weak” on border security and has expressed public support for his primary challenger Dr. Kelli Ward.
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Flake addressed Trump’s vocal criticisms, defending his attacks on much of the President’s agenda as his duty to the people of Arizona.
“The people in Arizona tend to elect independent-minded, principled senators: Barry Goldwater, John McCain. I think the voters here expect me to have my own franchise, to represent them, not be a rubber stamp for the president, so I’m quite comfortable being where I am.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection acting deputy commissioner Ronald Vitiello said this week that construction will begin on four prototypes for the border wall in the coming weeks.
Jeff seems to be campaigning for Kelly.
No Wall, No Flake
Wow. What kind of dirt do the demonicRATS have on Flake?
You got there before me. The more this pathetic moron talks, the lower his numbers go.
What did he run on??? I’ll give him one thing, he is the most appropriately named person in the Senate.
Flake’s “metaphor” for “border security” is...???
Nobody supports Flake
Wonder what kind of job, probably making lots of money for doing next to nothing, they have lined up for him?
YES to the wall.
NO to Flake.
So hey Flake/. What is the proper number of people who should just be allowed into our country with zero controls or screening whatsoever? A hundred? A million? All of them?
Jeff Snow Flake
Flakey, please keep ranting and attacking President Trump.
Your mouth is making getting rid of you easier each day!
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a “HUGE” mistake.
Is this guy just an idiot or is he speaking on behalf of his “sponsor”? Flake obviously too foolish to see he will get buried in a primary.
How did someone with the last name FLAKE get elected in the first place? And he seems to have doubled down on stupid. I’d like to see how he thinks opposing our national security and sovereignty are winning positions? Okay, maybe this: Arizona has an open primary. Maybe enough democrats and illegal aliens will vote for Flake to help him over the line in the primary.
>>a solitary, brick and mortar two thousand mile edifice on the border
It will probably be more steel than brick and mortar.
He’s going after crossover votes
>>Flake’s “metaphor” for “border security” is...???
Supplying water and food to illegal invaders and then dispersing them throughout the USA so their illegal votes can affect elections everywhere.
“Wow. What kind of dirt do the demonicRATS have on Flake?”
Nothing. Some people are simply morons. Arizona likes to elect them to the senate.
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