After President Donald Trump suggested Monday that he would block foreign aid to three Central American countries in retaliation for a caravan of thousands of migrants who are trekking north towards the U.S.-Mexico border, retiring Republican Senator Jeff Flake questioned the wisdom of such a response.

“His approach to this issue is not helpful,” Flake told CNN’s Jake Tapper at the network’s CITIZEN conference.

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