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>> which puts most senators in a bind. they have to either support the guy or walk. it seems like -- you say there's a third kois but they haven't exercised that yet. >> it's still there. >> they are not doing either thing. they are neither standing up to criticize trump, but they are also not standing up to criticize corker a eer and flak. >> it was interesting today when flake gave that dramatic and powerful speech today right afterwards mitch mcconnell said that was a very fine speech by a fine man. >> no one is saying you shouldn't have said that. no one is saying stop with the criticism o...

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And when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. it is dangerous to a democracy. mr. president, i rise today to say, enough. >> senator flake will join me in just a moment. his speech came after republican senator bob corker who recently said that he too was not running for re-election crisscrossed the air waves today and unloaded on the president at nearly every chance he could. whether it was on nbc abc, cbs, cnn, msnbc, or simply with print reporters chasing him around capitol hill. and he did it multiple times. >> do you think the president is debasing ...

Know. they face another election in the future. and that's an important point. that the other gave him standing ovations. while a lot of them gave jeff flake some nice words, few of them were willing to say the things that he said because poesz of them plan to run again for reelection. that's the party right now. how willing is the party to voice what it thinks, at a time they are being threatened with primary challenges back home. >> it seems to me fellow colleagues, the republican party has two. you can be a sycophant and act like you're a member of the cabinet. people bowing to the presiden...

Plonant ro plonlgically. nobody ever cleared the aisles. it was always mass confusion. republicans, when you say, please clear the aisles, they do. they do what they're told, they fall in line, not in love. we've said that before. here's senator flake who has had little support from his republican colleagues, at least not in broad daylight. let's watch. >> i think people should settle their differences personally. i think it's better that way. i think it's in our interests to have party unity, so that we can continue to work forward on an agenda. >> as we've made this about personalities and l...