On Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona denounced President Donald Trump’s administration from the Senate floor, saying that he refused to be “complicit” with the behavior of a president he described as “mercurial” and prone to “reckless provocations, most often for the pettiest and most personal reasons.”
Several senators in attendance gave Flake a standing ovation, including fellow Arizonan John McCain and Tennessee’s Bob Corker, both outspoken critics of Trump. Others in the Senate were upset by the fact that Flake also announced that he will not run for re-election next year, including Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia.