Flake on Trump criticism: 'Some things are more important than a political career'
By Olivia Beavers - 08/01/17 07:13 PM EDT
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday defended his risky political move to criticize President Trump's administration in his new book, saying there some things that "are more important than a political career."
"Yeah, it would have been probably politically smarter to wait until you're safely reelected to write a book like this, but then it wouldn't mean as much," the Republican senator told host Jake Tapper on CNN's "The Lead."
"If you don't have anything to risk politically, it doesn't mean as much. I felt that it was important enough to stand up and write this. So I've done it," said the lawmaker, who is up for reelection in 2018.
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