Former Sen. Jeff Flake is in talks with CBS News about a role at the network.
Flake, R-Ariz., was spotted at the network’s New York offices last Friday, just a week after he retired from the Senate., and sources told the Hollywood Reporter that he could serve as an on-air contributor.
There have been rumors circulating ever since Flake announced that he would not seek re-election that he could have a future in television, and last week Trump suggested during a Cabinet meeting that the former Republican senator would go to work for CNN after leaving Congress.
“Jeff Flake is now selling real estate, or whatever he’s doing. He’ll probably go to work for CNN. That’s my prediction,” Trump said.
Although Flake is a Republican, he emerged as one of Trump’s biggest critics. He even floated the idea of challenging Trump for the 2020 Republican nomination. However, Flake decided against running for his old Senate seat in light of polls showing he was unlikely to win it.
Over the summer, the Daily Beast reported that Flake met with MSNBC president Phil Griffin a Monday in June and CNN president Jeff Zucker just a day later.
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