CSPAN2 U.S. Senate Sen. Flake On Presidents Rhetoric February 7, 2018
Have we arrived at such a place of numb acceptance that we have nothing to say when a president of the United States casually suggests that those who choose not to stand or applaud his speech are guilty of treason . L i certainly hope not. One who levels such a charge knows neither the meaning of treason nor the power that the words of a president carry. And if we are numb to such words, then we will surely regret that we failed to defend our colleagues in the congress against such a vile remark. Our silence will also mark the day that we failed to recognize that this conduct in an american pr...