https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/772571495314944000
With 64 days until the election, Donald Trump is going after Republican Senator Jeff Flake of swing-state Arizona, calling him “weak” and not enough of a “committed” leader to stop illegal immigration:
The Republican Party needs strong and committed leaders, not weak people such as @JeffFlake, if it is going to stop illegal immigration.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 4, 2016
The Great State of Arizona, where I just had a massive rally (amazing people), has a very weak and ineffective Senator, Jeff Flake. Sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 4, 2016
Flake had said earlier on CNN that he’s not yet ready to support Trump:
Arizona Republican Sen. @JeffFlake told me: ‘as of now, I would still not vote for Donald Trump.’ #CNNSotu https://t.co/x41EYlpbCg
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 4, 2016
Well, Trump’s tweet certainly won’t help. What happened to focusing on Hillary Clinton?
https://twitter.com/garrettventry/status/772565256052674560
Some are questioning why Trump would go after Flake, especially since he needs the state GOP in November:
https://twitter.com/HawkinsUSA/status/772561543766614016
https://twitter.com/jaycosttws/status/772561408483524608
https://twitter.com/JayCostTWS/status/772562127374716928
https://twitter.com/JayCostTWS/status/772562575498285056
Arizona’s Jon Gabriel adds that attacking Flake, who is Mormon, won’t help Trump with the Mormon-dominated state GOP apparatus:
it'll be interesting to watch Trump try to win AZ by attacking Mormons. They're the backbone of the state GOP.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 4, 2016
Maybe The Donald got the message? His next tweet was about Hillary:
The polls are close so Crooked Hillary is getting out of bed and will campaign tomorrow.Why did she hammer 13 devices and acid-wash e-mails?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 4, 2016
That’s better.
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