{"id":108478,"date":"2024-09-29T21:58:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T14:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108478"},"modified":"2024-09-29T21:58:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T14:58:48","slug":"former-gop-sen-jeff-flake-endorses-harris-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108478","title":{"rendered":"Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake endorses Harris for president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jeffflake\/status\/1840347576823902338?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writing in a statement<\/a> that he wanted to support a presidential candidate who represents \u201ca new generation of leadership based not on grievances of the past, but hope for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI\u2019ve served with Kamala in the U.S. Senate. I\u2019ve also served with [Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz] in the House of Representatives. I know them. I know first hand of their fine character and love of country,\u201d the former senator from Arizona added in his statement posted on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Flake previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/jeff-flake-other-former-gop-congressmen-endorse-biden-ahead-rnc-n1237826\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> Joe Biden for president in 2020 and served as the ambassador to Turkey under Biden before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/07\/16\/jeff-flake-turkey-arizona-resign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepping down<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Republican mentioned that experience in his endorsement, writing that having spent \u201cthe past three years overseas as a U.S. Ambassador, I\u2019ve seen close up that we have very real enemies abroad. We also have vital and indispensable allies. I want to support a president who understands and appreciates the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Even before the 2020 presidential election, Flake had long sparred with Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In 2016, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/08\/10\/politics\/donald-trump-republican-opposition\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a vocal critic<\/a> of the then-Republican presidential nominee and said he would <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/republican-sen-jeff-flake-write-evan-mcmullin\/story?id=43255597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">write in<\/a> a candidate rather than vote for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or Trump.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After he announced in 2017 that he wouldn\u2019t seek re-election to the Senate the following year, Flake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/2017\/10\/24\/republican-senator-jeff-flake-announces-not-running-senate-reelection-gop-primary-ward-trump\/793952001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continued to be outspoken<\/a> in his opposition to Trump, saying at the time that \u201cthere may not be a place for a Republican like me in the current Republican climate or the current Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">His endorsement of Harris comes as her campaign has for months reached out to prominent anti-Trump Republicans seeking endorsements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In August, the campaign unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/harris-campaigns-outreach-plan-republican-voters-rcna165040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than two dozen Republican endorsements<\/a> for the vice president. And in September, former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, another high-profile anti-Trump Republican, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/liz-cheney-endorses-kamala-harris-president-rcna169654\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed Harris<\/a>. Days later, her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, also said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/dick-cheney-kamala-harris-liz-cheney-rcna169979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he would vote for Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A spokesperson for the Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on this story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Later Sunday, Flake spoke with ABC News&#8217; &#8220;This Week,&#8221; saying that many conservative Republicans feel the same way about the former president. <\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">&#8220;I think Republicans believe in the rule of law in particular,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s difficult to support a candidate who, having lost an election, tries to use the powers of the presidency to overturn that election. That is anything but respect for the rule of law. So I know that a lot of conservative Republicans feel the way I do, that you just can&#8217;t support a candidate like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/julie-tsirkin-ncpn947511\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2024_06\/3638064\/nup_202404_02374.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_06\/3638064\/nup_202404_02374.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_06\/3638064\/nup_202404_02374.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/julie-tsirkin-ncpn947511\">Julie Tsirkin<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JulieNBCNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Julie\u00a0Tsirkin is a\u00a0correspondent covering Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/alexandra-marquez-ncpn1256666\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2024_38\/3662645\/240613-alexandra-sasha-marquez.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_38\/3662645\/240613-alexandra-sasha-marquez.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_38\/3662645\/240613-alexandra-sasha-marquez.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/alexandra-marquez-ncpn1256666\">Alexandra Marquez<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexandramrqz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/mailto:alexandra.marquez@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Alexandra Marquez is a politics reporter for NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Summer Concepcion<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/jeff-flake-endorses-harris-president-gop-rcna173163\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former GOP Sen. 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