Jeff Flake Rips Trump: ‘Inexplicable Attacks’ on Our Allies and ‘Appalling Praise’ of Kim Jong Un Is Not Normal

[excerpt FLAKE Mr President ░░░░░░░░ events of the past ░░░░░░░░ the baffling inexplicable attacks ░░░░░░░░ our closest allies by ░░░░░░░░ administration one day and ░░░░░░░░ appalling praise for perhaps ░░░░░░░░ most brutal dictator on ░░░░░░░░ the next these events ░░░░░░░░ not normal This behavior ░░░░░░░░ not normal These upside ░░░░░░░░ values are not normal ░░░░░░░░ actions mistake disruption for ░░░░░░░░ empty bravado for bold ░░░░░░░░ of leadership These actions ░░░░░░░░ not serious or sober ░░░░░░░░ represent the opposite of ░░░░░░░░ craft and the implications ░░░░░░░░ such thoughtlessness for America ░░░░░░░░ allies and the world ░░░░░░░░ be lasting and grave ░░░░░░░░ president is in many ░░░░░░░░ a steward of America ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy shaping it ░░░░░░░░ their time yes but ░░░░░░░░ understanding that it is ░░░░░░░░ on relationships and norms ░░░░░░░░ have existed since long ░░░░░░░░ they took office and ░░░░░░░░ continue to exist long ░░░░░░░░ they exit the political ░░░░░░░░ Over the past several ░░░░░░░░ I have spoken of ░░░░░░░░ abandonment of the international ░░░░░░░░ based order that we ░░░░░░░░ the lead in establishing ░░░░░░░░ ve spoken of the ░░░░░░░░ implications of this abandonment ░░░░░░░░ it means to our ░░░░░░░░ to national security to ░░░░░░░░ relations throughout the world ░░░░░░░░ administration s dangerous dance ░░░░░░░░ protectionism and its unwarranted ░░░░░░░░ of our allies like ░░░░░░░░ are illustrative of precisely ░░░░░░░░ kind of harmful implications ░░░░░░░░ feared would become reality.”