Rep. Jeff Flake forgot what party he belongs to.
His role in Congress is supposed to be supporting his constituents and propping up the party agenda. Instead, the RINO (Republican in name only) is busy trying to make a name for himself by bashing President Trump.
Flake criticized the president on the Senate floor this week, taking him to task for a flippant comment he made regarding the Democrats’ lack of enthusiasm for his State of the Union speech.
“You’ve got half the room going totally crazy wild, they loved everything, they want to do something great for our country. And you have the other side even on positive news, really positive news, they were like death and un-American, un-American,” President Trump complained.
“Somebody said treasonous. I mean, yeah, I guess, why not? Can we call that treason? Why not?”
The White House immediately said that the president was joking. That, however, wasn’t enough to satisfy Flake.
“If we are numb to such words then we will surely regret that we failed to defend our colleagues in the Congress against such a vile remark,” he sniped.
“I have seen the president’s most ardent defenders [saying] that the president’s comments were meant as a joke, just sarcasm, only tongue in cheek. But treason is not a punchline, Mr. President.”
Washington still doesn’t know how to deal with President Trump. He doesn’t play by the same rules as everybody else. He says what he thinks and doesn’t give a damn about pleasing focus groups. Trump speaks in real sentences, not sound bites.
Rep. Flake knows that Trump’s refreshing honesty is what won him the election, but he still saw fit to castigate him.
“The president said that the State of the Union address was meant to promote and encourage unity in government. Then why follow up less than a week later with this divisive and harmful rhetoric?” Flake asked.
“Unity is not secured in a speech. It must be pursued constantly through appropriate behavior, mutual respect and gained by effective leadership. Mr. President, respect is earned, not commanded.”
(Source: New York Post)