Jeff Flake on Supporting Trump: ‘That’s a Tough One’

‘I am still hopeful that we can get the nominee that we can be proud of and that can take us through the election’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:

KING: “All right senator, your candidate has dropped out of the race, Senator Marco Rubio. Will you endorse someone else?”
FLAKE: “Well, I’m considering that right now. But I’ll probably wait a couple of weeks and see. I’m still hopeful that we can get a nominee that we can be proud of and take us through the election.”
ROSE: “Can you support Donald Trump?”
FLAKE: “It’s a tough one there. I don’t want to say anything now but I find it difficult given the statements he has made. I believe we need to win the White House and we have got to have somebody that can do it and I’m not certain he can.”
KING: “Do you want Donald Trump picking the next Supreme Court nominee?”
FLAKE: “That’s another question we will have to consider! so you mentioned all these things. A lot of factors that go into this and, you know, these are high stakes. There’s no other way to say it.”
KING: “All right.”
O’DONNELL: “Senator Flake, good to see you this morning. Thank you so much.”
FLAKE: “Thanks for having me on.”

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