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Flake leaves the
door open for 2020
presidential run
door open for 2020
presidential run
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Flake leaves the door open for 2020 presidential run
Story highlights
- "I don't rule anything out, but it's not in my plans," Flake said
- Flake is a frequent critic of President Donald Trump
(CNN)Sen. Jeff Flake says he isn't ruling out a 2020 presidential run following his term in the Senate.
The
Arizona Republican, who announced in October he would not be seeking
re-election in 2018, told ABC's "This Week" in an interview that aired
Sunday that he doesn't have any formal plans to run for President
following his time on Capitol Hill.
"I don't rule anything out, but it's not in my plans," Flake said.
Flake, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, announced his decision to retire with a speech
on the Senate floor that bemoaned the "coarsening" tenor of politics in
the United States, and criticized his own party's "complicity" with
Trump's behavior.
On "This Week," Flake was asked if he would consider running as a Republican or an independent.
"Like
I said, I haven't thought that deeply about it," he said. "But I do
believe if the President is running for re-election, if he continues on
the path that he's on, that that's going to leave a huge swath of voters
looking for something else."
Flake added that he believes Trump is "inviting" challengers from all sides in 2020.
CNN's Eric Bradner contributed to this report.
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