Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is considering a challenge to President Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, he told reporters Friday.

“I’ve not ruled it out. I’ve not ruled it in. Just, somebody needs to run on the Republican side,” Flake said, according to Politico and The Hill.

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