Former Sen. Jeff Flake won't vote for Trump, says GOP better off if he loses reelection [View all]

PHOENIX – Former Sen. Jeff Flake said he won't be voting for President Donald Trump this year, and he thinks the Republican Party would be better off if Trump loses his reelection bid.

In an interview with the Washington Post, Flake, R-Ariz., picked up a theme that marked the end of his six-year term in the Senate: He is struck by the ideological surrender of his GOP colleagues to Trump's brash, slashing politics.

Unsurprisingly, Flake said he won't be backing his party's nominee in November.

"This won’t be the first time I’ve voted for a Democrat – though not for president (before)," Flake said in the interview. "Last time I voted for a third-party candidate. But I will not vote for Donald Trump."

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