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Flake To Leave Senate, Says "I Will Not Be Complicit Or Silent"

Flake To Leave Senate, Says "I Will Not Be Complicit Or Silent"

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Flake To Leave Senate, Says "I Will Not Be Complicit Or Silent"

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Oct 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In a surprise announcement Tuesday, Jeff Flake of Arizona became the second Republican senator to announce he will not seek re-election in 2018. Flake delivered a blistering critique of President Trump on the Senate floor saying, "there are times where we must risk our careers in favor of our principles. Now is such a time." This episode: host/congressional reporter Scott Detrow, White House reporter Geoff Bennett, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.
Released:
Oct 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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The NPR Politics Podcast is where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other. With weekly roundups and quick takes on news of the day, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's happening. You just have to keep up with us.