Retiring Republican Sen. Jeff Flake has not ruled out challenging President Trump in the 2020 presidential primaries.
“It’s not in my plans, but I’ve not ruled anything out,” Flake told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
Flake says if he doesn’t run, he hopes another Republican will step up to challenge Trump to remind the party what it represents.
“I do hope that somebody runs on the Republican side other than the president, if nothing else, simply to remind Republicans what conservatism is and what Republicans have traditionally stood for,” he said.
When asked if he’d run as a Republican, Flake said he “can’t imagine doing anything else.”
EARLIER: Sen Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) doesn’t rule out at 2020 run for the White House #MTP
Sen @JeffFlake: “I do hope that somebody runs on the Republican side” against President Trump pic.twitter.com/ScL3w7qe48
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) May 27, 2018
The Arizona senator, a frequent critic of Trump, announced in October that he would not seek re-election in 2018.
