Discusses a new report on americans saving for retirement. As always, we will take your calls, and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter as well. Washington journal is next. Host it is the washington journal for november 20. Retiring arizona senator jeff flake was caught on camera saying the Republican Party was toast if it became the party of donald trump and roy moore. The president reacted to senator flake on twitter. We are interested in the reaction from you. We will show you more of what senator flake said he we want to get your thoughts on his sentiments and if you agree or disagree. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. Independents, 202 7488002. You can post on twitter cspanwj. On our40 comments Facebook Page already. If you want to make your comments known there, facebook. Com cspan is where you turn. Abc news picked up the story of senator flake, caught on camera on a hot mic, by a local news affiliate station. The abc news story goes that the senator wasnt speaking at a tax reform event friday night when he was caught bashing the president in a conversation with his friend, the mesa mayor. About roy moore, running for the Vacant Senate seat in alabama. Also talked about the president as well. What happens to the gop if it becomes the party of these gentlemen. Here is a bit of that news report of jeff flake talking about the gop. [video clip] just seconds after senator jeff flake had finished a town hall on tax reform, he is still on an open mic, chatting it up with republican ally jon giles, mesa mayor. Become the party of donald trump and roy moore, we are toast. You are the guy how just then, another man points to the senators lapel mic. The realization washes over jeff flakes face. Host that was local news reporting about jeff flake and the statement he made about the Republican Party, saying it was toast host if it followed roy moore and donald trump. We want to get your thoughts on it. 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. Independents, 202 7488002. If you want to make thoughts on twitter known, do so on our twitter feed, cspanwj. The american thinker on its website, a conservative site, talked about senator flakes statement. Disaster,ty of trump, woe is me what on earth does he mean about the party of trump . It is one of the nonsensical statements from the never trump crowd in a bid to redo history, because what is he really doing saying . That the gop should get rid of its president and let democrats rule instead . Votes of trump voters are illegitimate, as it would clinton seems to now be saying . I am not sure what he is really saying when hes says party of trump . The party is the party, with all of its interlocking parts. Comments,t to offer democrats, republicans, and independents, make your thoughts known. We will start with willie in an apples, maryland. Go ahead and apple us an napolis, maryland. Caller i agree. When you have a party with two people who have allegedly messed with little girls, that is a problem. A moral problem. I do not think how the republicans could condone actions by putting those people up. Saying yes,omment jeff flake, the gop rhinos are doomed. Twitter is available there. Comments, giving saying that senator jeff and he describes him as jeff flaky was caught. Then, the president adding mike, saying that things about your favorite president. He will be a no on tax cuts, because his political career anyway is toast. Again, jennifer again, senator flake giving his the gop, saying it is toast if it follows donald trump and roy moore. From mississippi, good morning. Caller good morning. Senator flake told the truth. Facts lternative they make up their own truth and their own fax. Host on twitter, and dyson says senator flake wants to only offer two options. Also including senators mccain, collins, and murkowski. Saying i support any conservative who supports who works to preserve my freedom, keep government small, and operate within the framework of the constitution and, you know, is saying sane. Here is mullins from west palm beach, florida. Caller i was not a trump support from the beginning, but now that i see this guy doing so much for this country. I thinkf toast jeff should be toast, not drop. Host you are saying what jeff flake is saying is correct . Caller not correct. He is toast. Host you are saying jeff flake is toast. Why do you think that . Caller mr. Trump is working so hard for this country. And these guys in the senate and the house of representatives host do you saying there is a contest in the Republican Party of those like jeff flake and how he thinks and those who support trump, like you . Caller i do not understand. Sorry. Host lets go to john in texas, republican line. Caller i just wanted to say that the people like jeff flake are really the problem in this country. It is the flakes, collins, mccains. I speak with some historical knowledge. I worked for reagan back in washington. I can tell you that the problem with the flakes and the collins, and the mccains and the rest of these light democrat types is they refused to defend traditional america, they thated to defend the idea america is based on individual rights. We are not global citizens. Not open borders, one centralized government. What is happening now is the swap, as of wrong calls it really, it is the enormous amount of money going in that is pushing the ideas of one world governance. Centralized control of everything. It is the flakes that are the problem. And it is the media, i would say, that is behind a lot of this concept and offense of a government that no longer is accountable to the people. And that people are going to be supreme. The most incredible, and that has been had in the last six months is that Mitch Mcconnell would, if roy moore wins, who, by the way, has done nothing that is proven. All of the accusations against him have been essentially debunked because of produce the yearbook. The most incredible thing that has been done is that Mitch Mcconnell has actually said that of thed deny the will alabama people to choose their representative. That is the judge injury. Host that is john in texas. Calling on our republican line, offering common on senator flakes statement. You can as well. Evan inn kentucky, kentucky, independent line. Caller americans need to quit paying tribute to both the democratic and republican parties and start voting for individuals based on their own merits. I think the Republican Party do have a moral problem. So does the Democratic Party. Host so you agree with senator flake, then . Caller well, i actually did not catch senator flakes comments in their entirety. But from what you heard, what you think of what he said . Caller well, i voted for donald trump. I agree with some of the things he says. But obviously, there is a lot of things he says that are very troubling. Coverage we are getting now, it is really hard to say what, exactly, he is doing. Host so when senator flake says when the party aligns with trump and roy moore, it is toast do you agree, directly or indirectly . Well, i think with the accusations that have been made against both of those gentlemen, moralhere will be a revolt against the Republican Party if they do endorse roy moore. Host 202 7488000 for democrats. 202 7488001 for republicans. Independents, you can call 202 7488002. Also comment on twitter. Jim rose on twitter saying i agree the Republican Party is toast because of donald trump. He is happy that it. He will be toast anyway in november of 2018. Lets go to alabama, where patrick is. Caller thanks for taking my call. I do not agree with jeff flake. I think he is elitist and smug. One thing donald trump has done is bring these types of people out of the woodwork. The economy is good now. It is getting better. There is no reason we cannot get even better than that. The only Thing Holding us back are the people taking all of the bigmoney and lobbyist money to do their bidding. I think with trump and his twitter, he can keep it up. I think roy moore will get elected, because we do not want Mitch Mcconnell telling us who to elect either. Host i was going to ask you about what you think about senator flake bringing up roy moore specifically in this conversation. Caller he is looking for anything. Has an elitist, smug, looked down his nose type attitude. He is where he stands. I think he is a very confused individual. I know for sure he does not care about a capitalist economy or the economy doing better. None of that makes a difference to him. It is all about what is in his mind, which i cannot get out figure out. Be dot being an alabama, what you think about roy moore and the allegations against him . Caller i think their biggest mistake on the democratic side and the elite republican side, which i think are both against roy moore, is they brought this out right before the election. I am sure there is some truth to some of the lies. But it is too soon before the election for anybody to sort it out. I believe he is going to get elected, especially if Mitch Mcconnell keeps putting his two cents in. Host so even without information coming out as soon as it did, you plan to vote for him still . Caller yeah. Host how do others react when you announce that . Caller everybody around me is saying we will just quote most folks are saying maybe it is true, maybe it is not, but it is to his business too suspicious it is this close to the election. He had big issues of the past, with his own supreme court, and all this came out at that time. It is just too suspicious. There is probably some truth to it, but too close to the election. Keeps Mitch Mcconnell putting his two cents worth in, because he will do more to elect roy moore than anybody else. Host again, senator flake, on camera saying that, in his words, they gop was toast if the party follows donald trump and roy moore. On our independent line from florida, this is frederick. Hello. Caller hello. I would like to know why we do not all just make the tea party the independent party. So we will have a choice between three parties. Because it is gaining the most momentum. I just do not know why the Tea Party People cannot just make it the independent party and let us vote on it. Thinking about senator flake statements . Caller they are terrible. I am all for trump, but i think the tea party could take us into the future the way we want to be taken into the future. May be gained of democrats. A revolution. Host what do you think about the current state of the Republican Party, especially when it comes to the public the campaign of roy moore for senate . Roy mooredo not want for senator or any other rhinos or any of these soft republicans. Twittervin denver on says interesting how i am assuming he is referring to senator flake interesting how honest republican politicians become once they have nothing to lose. On twitter, cspanwj. And facebook and the phone for you. Arletta, line for democrats. Caller hello. I have a problem with the people in the United States and even time torump, wasting n this mr. Flake host youre going to have to turn down your tv caller career. Problemse guy, we had with him years ago with the 10th commandment scenario and using taxpayers money to place a monument in front of a government building. I dont think he needs to represent the people of alabama, nor the people of the United States. I think that we need to think about the people in puerto rico, the people that need help host so back to jeff flake, why do you think donald trump ruin his career . Aller because of what he said if anybody says anything negative about trump and they are in office, trump will divide them. He knows that. And his career is over. Arletta, who is from alabama. The phone lines are available to you, also with twitter and facebook. Callers, if you could turn down your television it takes the conversation go much more smoothly when you do that. So thank you for that in advance. This is from the atlantic. Severalce was written days ago, but it does deal with roy moore. Roy moore is as republicans with the familiar dilemma, saying trump and moore are both outsiders, widely disliked by Party Leadership before their runs. Despite the backing of trump and Mitch Mcconnell, moore defeated luther strange, the interim senator. Moore had earned the disdain of republicans for his outlandish statements and broadsides against mcconnell. He has twice been removed as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court after defying federal courts. There is one difference. Trump reveled in his playboy reputation before the Sexual Assault tape, while moore painted himself as a religious warrior and a defender of traditional sexual morality. We go next to rich, jacksonville, florida, our line for democrats. Caller i wanted to make a statement. One of the rings that scares me about donald trump is i inc. He reminds me a lot of adolf hitler in i think he reminded me a lot of adolf hitler. President ial he does not appear to me at all. He talks negative about everybody. It reminds me of adolf hitler. , to senator flake statement, give us your thoughts on that. Caller senator flake like i said, adolf hitler. If you does not agree with him, all of a sudden, he has to insult the man. It is not about what the man says her why he says it, it is about attack his character. That is what adolf hitler did. Host off twitter, senator flake will run third in 2020, split the republican vote, and it will be the democrats to lose. You can make those type of productions as well on twitter and on our facebook. Bob, trenton, new jersey, independent line. Caller good morning. People with these hidden or comments, my goodness with these hitler comments, my goodness. Flake is the flake. His poll numbers are so bad, that is why he is not running. Another thing about moore fromemember washington . He got taped with prostitutes. Now, they are thinking of putting a statue in his name. Is it aboutt senator flakes comments that are wrong or in the current or incorrect or does not deserve merit . Caller about flake . Host about what he said. What about his statement do you think is correct or incorrect . Caller trump was the one elected president. The people want this. They want a man with a backbone, who has a pair. Flake and these rhinos, they get along to go along. Nothing gets done. This country is stagnant. Flake tyingnator this to roy moore, what do you think about that . Caller pathetic. Just go back in history, look at marion barry. They do not care about this. How do you know if it is true or not . How do you know if a woman saying this there is no way to compare. It is his word against hers. Do women always win . Women always win, why is that . Host bob, trenton, new jersey. On the ground in alabama, a report saying opportunity has knocked on the door of the democratic operation with the lights out. There is little existing if a shelter for routine Campaign Activity like phone banks or canvassing. Democrats are keeping pains to keep the race at arms length, thinking their presence could help, rather could hurt, rather than help, mr. Jones. There are no beloved statewide officeholders or Popular Figures to rally the troops. Saying others here, like state representative anthony daniels, blame democrats for treating alabama like flyover country. Doug jones should be up by 20 points. Until the Democratic Party nationally start looking at the south and focusing on rebuilding the south, they are going to see a bloodbath in place is a may feel are competitive, like right now. Keith. Caller i agree with flake. He is correct. The Republican Party is becoming a party that only rich, white males feel home in. They are considering to lop off a good section of the electorate. Their reputation is becoming that of racist, xina folks, sexist. Their political policy is deeply sexist and misogynistic. The denial of a womans right to own her Reproductive Health is mr. John misogynistic. That is something lost in this issue about al franken and moore. Pedophile. Me that surprising to the republicans, when they Start Talking about women, they let loose with all kinds of sexist comments, saying that, for instance, talking about and all thispe kind of thing. That is not surprising. Host here is twitter, saying will like trump and moore assure the Republican Party and the United States at the same time. From sparta, tennessee, republican line. George is up. Caller hi. I believe these people calling in our complete morons. Mi the only one who remembers, back in the day, that Bernie Sanders says he fantasizes about raping women . Also, Hillary Clinton destroyed by bills of women raped clinton. That is their heroes. Disgustin. Host so you do not think he hung up. Arkansas, democrats line. Tim, hello. Caller how are you doing . Host i am well. Caller i voted for trump. He could stand in the middle of an intersection and shes somebody, and people will still vote for him. I will vote for him again. Asking people about senator flakes comments. Do you agree or disagree . Caller the democrats are doing nothing but of shops and obst ruction right now. We need change, and we are not getting it because of democrats. Host so senator flake is not right when it comes to the gop being toast . Caller i do not. Host why is that . Caller i think the majority of america is fed up with the way things have been going the last 40 years. I for sure am. Put robert on twitter i lake in the same category as senator mccain. It is the me, myself, and i club. Of you on twitter and facebook and on the phones. The president sending out a elephants,e topic of on sunday, calling elephant hunting a horror show, strongly to just think he will trading of block hy carcasses the president moved on friday to but imports on hold sunday. He said on twitter he would announce a final decision this week. That shes adjusted he does not buy the argument advanced by those in his interior department that the imports support endangered african ele