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On eve of Trump's Arizona rally, GOP Sen. Jeff Flake — a vocal critic — isn't worried about blowback

GILBERT, Ariz. _ For Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, the political climate around him is far from ideal.

In recent days, the president, a fellow Republican, has taunted Flake on Twitter and even gone so far as to praise his rival in the state's Republican primary _ a rare move in politics before Donald Trump came along.

But for a day at least, Flake ignored it all and let political bygones be bygones.

What did he think about Trump calling him toxic on Twitter, reporters asked Flake

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