Flake won't rule out 2020 presidential bid
BY JULIA MANCHESTER - 10/25/17 07:33 AM EDT
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), who announced his retirement and ripped President Trump during a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, did not rule out a presidential bid during an interview early Wednesday.
"That's a long time away, and we'll deal with that when it comes to it," Flake told ABC's George Stephanopoulos, when asked if he was ruling out a 2020 campaign.
"I'm focused on my next 14 months in the Senate, making sure we get some good policy. There are some things I want to accomplish in the short term," he said. Flake's comment comes one day after he rebuked Trump on the Senate floor, describing the president's leadership as "reckless, outrageous and undignified."
“Without fear of the consequences and without consideration of the rules of what is politically safe or palatable, we must stop pretending that the degradation of our politics and the conduct of some in our executive branch are normal,” the outgoing Arizona senator said.
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