Trump met with potential Flake challengers before Phoenix rally
Trump ripped the Arizona senator during the brief meeting, calling him 'the flake.'
By ALEX ISENSTADT
08/23/2017 05:25 PM EDT
Updated 08/23/2017 06:30 PM EDT
PHOENIX — President Donald Trump continues to amp up the pressure on Sen. Jeff Flake, savaging the Arizona Republican on Twitter and holding a private meeting with several of his prospective primary opponents.
Before taking the stage in Phoenix on Tuesday evening for a campaign-style rally, the president huddled backstage with state Treasurer Jeff DeWit and former state GOP Chairman Robert Graham. Both are considering running against Flake, an outspoken critic of the president who recently published an anti-Trump book, “Conscience of a Conservative.”
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