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

‘Issues that we have with allies ought to be addressed through constructive dialogue, not bellicose taunts or bombastic tweets’

EXCERPT:

FLAKE: "Mr. President, the events of the past week, the baffling, inexplicable attacks on our closest allies by the administration one day and the appalling praise for perhaps the most brutal dictator on earth the next, these events are not normal. This behavior is not normal. These upside-down values are not normal. These actions mistake disruption for dynamism, empty bravado for bold displays of leadership. These actions are not serious or sober. They represent the opposite of state craft, and the implications of such thoughtlessness for America, for allies and the world could be lasting and grave." 

Video files
Full
Compact
Audio files
Full
Compact