senatorjeff flake, senator jeff flake, welcome senatorjeff flake, welcome to hardtalk. you for having me on. why do you say president trump is dangerous? what i said is, he's the type of, the type of politics he practices is a danger to democracy. that type of politics that is crude and crass and really doesn't recognise our allies and expresses a fondness for authoritarians and dictators, that our pens arrangements that we have had a hand in creating as a rules —based international order that has made the world prosperous and generally free for 70 years now. that is risked by an american president that behaves the way he has. let's take a look at how he's behaved over one particular issue, immigration most recently, where we have seen that in a way, some think you've charged, the checks and balances are working but arguably they are working, he has listened and softened a policy thatis has listened and softened a policy that is popular with those who voted him in. certainly, he came in, the first day of his campaign he talked about this danger from the south, talking a

senatorjeff flake is one of president trump's harshest critics.inks the president is a danger to america and the republican party and he has exhorted his fellow republicans to do something about him, but any republican who speaks out against president trump suffers in the polls. it is why senator flake won't be standing for election again. he knows he won't win. so why does he think republicans need to reclaim their party from their own president? senatorjeff flake, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me on. why do you say president trump is dangerous? what i said is, he's the type of, the type of politics he practices is a danger to democracy. that type of politics that is crude and crass and really doesn't recognise our allies and expresses a fondness for authoritarians and dictators, that our present arrangements that we have had a hand in creating as a rules—based international order that has made the world prosperous and generally free for 70 years now. that is risked by an american president that behaves the way he has. let's take a lo