WashPost: Flake Criticism of Trump is Right but Silence by GOPÂ 'Overpowering'
Jeff Flake
The Washington Post praised Sen. Jeff Flake R-Ariz.  for speaking out against President Donald Trump  but questioned why GOP leaders and most of his colleagues were remaining silent.
In an editorial  the Posted noted:  "Sen. Jeff Flake an Arizona Republican   delivered an address to the U.S. Senate Tuesday that was profoundly eloquent in its diagnosis of the degradation that President Trump has brought to American politics.
It noted Sen. Bob Corker  R-Tenn.  who like  Flake  is not running for re-election  has joined  him  in speaking up.
"A few others have shown some courage at times:  Mr. Flake 's fellow Arizonan  the indomitable John McCain; the independent-minded Susan Collins of Maine; Alaska's Lisa Murkowski " the newspaper said. "But given that  Mr. Flake 's fellow Republicans privately agree with much of what he had to say  the silence from his leaders and most of his colleagues is overpowering."
The Washington Post praised Sen. Jeff Flake R-Ariz.  for speaking out against President Donald Trump  but questioned why GOP leaders and most of his colleagues were remaining silent.
In an editorial  the Posted noted:   [TGT] delivered an address to the U.S. Senate Tuesday that was profoundly eloquent in its diagnosis of the degradation that President Trump has brought to American politics.
 [TGT]  noted Sen. Bob Corker  R-Tenn.  who like   [TGT] is not running for re-election  has joined   [TGT]   in speaking up.
"A few others have shown some courage at times:   [TGT]  's fellow Arizonan  the indomitable John McCain; the independent-minded Susan Collins of Maine; Alaska's Lisa Murkowski " the newspaper said. "But given that  Mr. Flake 's fellow Republicans privately agree with much of what he had to say  the silence from his leaders and most of his colleagues is overpowering."