, outrageous, and undignified.hen such behaviour emanates from the top of our government, it is something else, it is dangerous to democracy. president trump has previously described senatorjeff fla ke previously described senatorjeff flake as toxic. there was no surprise. i have not spoken with him directly since the announcement by senatorjeff flake, directly since the announcement by senator jeff flake, but directly since the announcement by senatorjeff flake, but i think that based on previous statements and certainly based on the lack of support he has from the people of arizona, it is probably obvious. senatorjeff flake's arizona, it is probably obvious. senator jeff fla ke's criticism arizona, it is probably obvious. senatorjeff flake's criticism of president trump's administration the second attack on a single day from a senior republican, one also standing down, senator bob corker saying the president is incapable of telling the truth. i think that will be the contribution that hurts our nation most suprem

reckless, outrageous and undignified behaviour has become excused and countenanced as telling it likeisjust countenanced as telling it like it is, when it is just reckless, outrageous and undignified. and when such behaviour and mates from the top of our government, it is something else. it is dangers to our democracy. president trump has previously described senatorjeff fla ke previously described senatorjeff flake as toxic. in a press briefing, a spokesperson showed no surprise at the move. i haven't spoken him directly but i think based on previous statements and certainly based on the lack of support he has from the people of arizona, it is probably a good move. senatorjeff flake's criticism probably a good move. senatorjeff fla ke's criticism of probably a good move. senatorjeff flake's criticism of the administration, a second attack in the day from a senior republican, one who is also standing down, bob corker said the president is incapable of telling the truth.|j think it will be the contribution that hurts our nation most. you think the president is debasing the nation? i do

is when it is actually just reckless outrageous and dignified and undignified. and when such behavior emanates from the top of our government it is something else it is dangerous to a democracy i mean i think what's interesting looking at this is the fact that we've got these these members of congress republican members of congress now lashing out at the president but these are not members who are running for reelection i think there's something for our viewers to keep in mind these are you know members of congress who have nothing to lose at the ballot box next go around let's take this story there beyond u.s. borders senator corker sits on the foreign relations committee he said today that leaders around the world know that the president is not telling the truth what can mr corker do in terms of foreign policy to limit donald trump's agenda well he is the chairman of the committee of foreign affairs and the senate and the congress has already shown in the past situations that they can decide without having the support of donald trump for example in the case of

it is, when it is actually just reckless, outra outrageous and undignified. the notion that someone should stay silent as the norms and values that keep america strong are undermined and the alliances and the agreements that ensure the stability of the world are routinely threatened by the level of thought that goes into 140 characters. the notion that we should say or do nothing in the face of such mercurial behavior is ahistoric and i believe profoundly misguided. i have children and grandchildren to answer to, and so, mr. president, i will not be complicit or silent. i've decided that i would be better able to represent the people of arizona and to better serve my country and my conscience by freeing myself of the political consideration that consumed far too much bandwith and would cause me to compromise far too many principles. we were not made great as a country by indulge in or even exall thing our worst impulses, turning against ourselves, glorifying in the things that divide us, calling fake things true and true things fake. we did not become the bea

reckless, outrageous, and undignified behavior. i am quoting jeff flake, the republican senator from arizona, who ripped into donald trump on the senate floor yesterday without ever mentioning his name. it was in a speech that essentially went viral and made a lot of waves in the media. flakes that dramatically announced he is not standing for reelection during the midterm next year. they are wondering why he is leaving the senate floor that enabled him to become this formidable critic of donald trump. it looks like flake is both wrapping himself in the american flag and waving the white one at the same time. vice accuses him of surrendering instead of fighting on against donald trump. rochelle: chinese president xi jinping has secured a second term as leader of the communist party, cementing his status, with some comparing him to chairman mao. analyst: i'm not in a good way. look at this cartoon from "the times," a british daily. the caption says that xi jinping is going back into the past -- a past peppered with communist dictato

it is when it is actually reckless, outrageous, and undignified. when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. it is dangerous to a democracy. such behavior does not project strength because our strength comes from our values. it, instead, projects a corruption of the spirit and weakness. it is often said that children are watching. well, they are. and what are we going to do about that? when the next generation asks us, why didn't you do something? why didn't you speak up? what are we going to say? mr. president, i rise today to say, enough. we must dedicate ourselves to making had sure that the -- that this does not become the normal. we have fooled ourselves long enough that a pivot to governing is right around the corner. a return to civility and stability right behind it. we know better than that. by now we all know better than that. here today i stand to say that we would be better served -- we would better serve the country by better fulfilling our obligations under the constitution by adhering to our arti

launched scathing attacks on the president, describing his administration as "reckless, outrageous and undignified that was from senatorjeff flake of arizona who announced he would not seek re—election and would not remain silent or complicit. earlier, another senator, bob corker, described president trump as an utterly untruthful president and said he had also decided not to seek re—election next year. peter bowes reports. a hostile reception on many fronts. donald trump arrived on capitol hill to talk about tax reform with republican leaders, but he had to run the gauntlet. a protester accusing him of being treasonous. treason! treason! it was a minor outburst can pad with what was to come. a searing takedown from the floor of the senate. i rise today to address a matter which has been very much on my mind. at a moment when it seems that our democracy is more defined wire discord and our dysfunction than by our own values and st —— and principles. dysfunction than by our own values and st -- and principles. arizona senatorjeff flake said he would not be standing for real action and he felt it wa

calls him a liar, the other declares he will not seek re—election because of the "reckless and undignifiedaviour" of the white house. the hire—purchase firm brighthouse is to pay out nearly £15 million to customers, after the financial watchdog says it hadn't acted as a responsible lender. a british man who spent the past two years fighting against the islamic state group has been killed in northern syria. xijinping consolidates his control of china, as the communist party enshrines his name and ideology into its constitution — an honour only given to two previous leaders. and on newsnight. aaron banks is the ukip backer who claims to have bankrolled brexit. but is he all he seems? we have been investigating. good evening and welcome to bbc news. two republican senators have attacked president trump. in a fierce attack on president trump, jeff flake claims "reckless, outrageous and undignified behaviour" at the top of us government is endangering democracy. mr trump has previously called mr flake "toxic." bob corker described him as an utterly untruthful president. our north america editor

actually just reckless, outrageous and undignified.uren: are flake did run for election he did face a serious challenge from a senator kelly ward. she is back at white house chief strategist steve benin who attended a fundraiser for her last week. cheryl: president trump meeting with senate republicans on capitol hill to basically talk about tax strategy. two republican senators, jeff flake and bob corker attacking the president. you just heard from flake the gop can only afford to lose two votes in the senate if they wanted a tax cut through. do these affections think the white house tax reform agenda? white house budget director mick mulvaney says no. >> bob corker will not vote against the bill because it is like the president. i'm not too concerned about them. cheryl: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell also weighed on this. >> if there's anything on republicans think are important to the country into our party, it is comprehensive tax reform. the issue itself brings about great unity among our members. and so we are concentrati

while it is just reckless, outrageous and undignified. and when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else, dangerous to a democracy. >> flake and corker unburdened of re-election, speaking truth to power. at time when president can ill afford to lose republican support for his agenda. hallie jackson with details. >> we must be unafraid to stand up and speak out as if our country depends on it, because it does. >> reporter: remarkable relentless critique of donald trump, jeff flake announcing he'll retire rather than work with a leader he finds dangerous to democracy. >> principles that underlie our politics, our founding are too valuable to our survival to allow them to be compromised by the requirements of politics. because politics can make us silent whether we should speak and silence can equal complicity. i have children and grandchildren to answer to. and so mr. president, i will not be complicit or silent. >> reporter: the senator's voice, thick with emotion. >> when we remain silent and fail to act

jeff flake ripping into the president, calling him reckless, outrageous and undignified. will more gop follow? >> plus, more breaking news this hour. "the washington post" reporting the clinton campaign and the dnc paid for the research that led to the now famous, infamous perhaps, trump dossier, and the second part of our series, killing america, inside the opioid epidemic, should there be a safe place for addicts to shoot up? dr. sanjay gupta on this controversial question tonight. let's go "outfront." >> and good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" this evening, heaven help us. those are the words of a republican senator taking on president trump in a remarkable 17-minute speech from the floor of the senate. senator jeff flake of arizona passionately calling out the president for being a danger to american democracy. >> reckless, outrageous, and undignified behavior has become excused and counted as telling it like it is, when it is actually just reckless, outrageous, and undignified. and when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something els

everyone is saying you're so undignified.ot undignified, i just said i didn't like michael moore's movie. he's spinning this to be a weird affable thing. >> one thing we know about the president, he always cares what people think. if people are criticizing him, it does bother him and polls do bother him. and i'm sure he's aware his approval rating right now is about 36, 37%. at this same point -- >> congress is worse. >> -- in obama's -- when obama was about 182 days, he was at 52%. jimmy carter was 54%. jfk was 77%. george w. bush was 86%. and trump is aware of this. >> jeff flake, mccain, bob corker, now you have three senators. really, you have 49 and three in some ways. this is a big one. even if these guys are gone by 2019, they really matter this next year and a half. >> and a big test. you'll have the 2018 midterms. we'll see if someone challenges the president within the primaries in 2020. in the short-term, you have an election in virginia coming up next week. and this is a direct mailer from the democrats. you can s

and undignified. >> press secretary sanders made -- but she did not approve of the punches flake was throwing. >> as i was watching it, i noticed a lot of the language, i didn't think was be fitting of the senate floor. >> senators were reluctant to weigh in on the senator's remarks or the feud between bob corker and the president. the commander-in-chief unleashed a twitter storm against corker tuesday saying he couldn't get elected dogcatcher. seeker paul ryan told reporters it's time to cut through this noise and focus on legislation like tax reform. >> all this stuff you see on a daily basis on twitter this and twitter that, forget about it. let's focus on improving people's lives. >> dispute -- the senate did manage to get work done tuesday including passing a disaster relief package. in new york, jackie ibanez. >>> the trump's administration has stricter rules for -- the temporarily ban on refugees ended, but he signed an executive order that i am poses new restrictions. the enhanced vetting includes collecting extra biographical information on the applicants including what they

it is," when it is actually just reckless and undignified. when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. it is dangerous to a democracy. >> reporter: flake was even more blunt with reporters, later. >> if i could run the kind of race i'd like to run, and believe i could win a republican primary, then i'd go forward. but it's a very narrow path. >> reporter: flake was the first sitting republican senator to openly break with president trump, and in his recent book, he called for others to join him. that made him a target for trump allies, including steve bannon, whose breitbart news declared a kind of victory today with the flashing headline, "winning: flake out." white house press secretary sarah sanders said that when attacked, president trump hits back, as she demonstrated. >> i think the people in tennessee and arizona supported this president and i don't think that the numbers are in the favor of either of those 2002 senators in their states so i think this is probably the right decision. >> reporter: u

so i hope that we speak out and just say, this is undignified. the office of the president. we've got to stand up. bob corker has been concerned about our foreign policy. we've got to have foreign policy that's predictable and sober and consistent, particularly at this time, with north korea and the situations we've facing worldwide. these things matter. they matter a great deal. that's why bob is so concerned and i share these concerns. >> senator jeff flake, thank you for being on the show this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> thank you so much. >>> politico's jake sherman, last word to you. what do you think? >> i think it's going to be a big problem for president trump. he has three people, like kasie said, completely stripped of any immediate political consideration, a huge tax bill that's unpaid for. a lot of items that the president wants to get through that are not part of traditional conservative orthodox, and people like flake, corker and mccain could stop that. we'll see if they do. >> i think there was a poll out yesterday that sh

. >> reckless, outrageous, and undignified behavior has been excused and countenanced as "telling it like it is." when it is actually just reckless, outrageous, and undignified. >> the white house waits a little time -- wasted little time firing back. >> the country, they did not elect somebody to be weak. they elected somebody to be strong. when hit, he's going to hit back. >> the white house called the comments "petty." his comment follows other republicans heading out the door in 2018 including tennessee senator bob corker, charlie dent from pennsylvania, and two other representatives. you can hear more from senator flake this morning. the arizona republican will speak live on the "today" show at 7:00 right after "nbc10 news today." >>> pennsylvania lawmakers have introduced a bill to update the hate crimes law in the state. take a look at what's protected under the law now. race, color, religion, and national origin. legislation introduced yesterday in the house and senate would take it a step further, adding ancest ancestry, mental or physical disability, gender, or gender ident

it is when it is actually just reckless, outrageous, and undignified. >> reckless, outrageous, and undignified. jeff flake was, as always, flawlessly polite today. and so he didn't directly blame arizona republicans for forcing an end to his senate career. but he made it very clear he thought he would not be able to win the republican nomination in his reelection campaign because republican primary voters would vote against him unless he fully embraced trumpism. something he would not do. jeff flake would not be able to live with the man jeff flake would become if he said what he would have to say to win his senate reelection. here is how he put that to chuck todd today. >> the path to victory in a republican primary these days is to agree with the president, not just his policies, but the behavior as well, and not to speak out. and i can't do that. i don't think that we as a party should do that. >> today on the senate floor, jeff flake used teddy roosevelt's words to condemn blind loyalty to donald trump as morally treasonable. >> president roosevelt continued to announce that there must be

president saying he was untruthful reckless and undignified those comments at the tone for the president's reception on capitol hill the u.s. senate building was not a safe space for donald trump on tuesday. where. his visit came hours after a clash with his nemesis senator bob corker of tennessee who had this to say when asked if the president was debasing the nation. i don't think there's any question but that's the case just in the way that he conducts himself and then goes to such a low level. just i do but but look i mean the rest of us need to do what we can to to act as a statesman and to try to move our nation ahead in a time when we have a leader such as we have now and that's certainly what i'm attempting later on tuesday another senator jeff flake of arizona announced he would not seek reelection as part of a seventeen minute attack on trump reckless outrageous and undefined behavior has become excused in countenanced as telling it like it is when it is actually just reckless outrageous and dignified and undignified and when such behavior emanates from the top of our government

is when it is actually just reckless outrageous and dignified and undignified. and when such behavior emanates from the top of our government it is something else it is dangerous to a democracy i mean i think what's interesting looking at this is the fact that we've got these these members of congress republican members of congress now lashing out at the president but these are not members who are running for reelection i think there's something for our viewers to keep in mind these are you know members of congress who have nothing to lose at the ballot box next go round let's take this story there beyond u.s. borders senator corker sits on the foreign relations committee he said today that leaders around the world know that the president is not telling the truth what can mr corker do in terms of foreign policy to limit donald trump's agenda well he is the chairman of the committee of foreign affairs and the senate and the congress has already shown in the past situations that they can decide without having the support of donald trump for example in the case of

, outrageous and undignified. we were not made great as a company by indulge in or exall thing our worst impulses, turning against ourselves, glorifying in the things that divide us and calling fake things true and true things fake. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell praising flake but punting when asked by the reporters how the party would respond? >> at what point do you have an obligation as a leader of this party to weigh in on these very seergs criticisms of the president? >> what i have an obligation to do is to try to achieve the greatest cohesion i can among 52 republicans to try to achieve for the american people the agenda we set out to achieve. >> reporter: flake's sweeping indictment coming hours after republican senator bob cork also blasted mr. trump. >> the president has great difficulty with the truth. i don't know why he lowers himself to such a low, low standard and debase our country in the way that he does, but he does. >> reporter: the retiring senate foreign relations committee chairman expressing

reckless, outrageous and undignified undignified behavior has become excused as telling it like it is when it is actually just reckless, outrageous and undignified. and when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. it is dangerous to a democracy. such behavior does not project strength because our strength comes from our values. it, instead, project as corruption of the spirit and weakness. it is often said that children are watching. well, they are. and what are we going to do about that? when the next generation asks us, why didn't you do something? why didn't you speak up? what are we going to say? mr. president, i rise today to say, enough. we must dedicate ourselves to making sure that the anomalies never becomes the normal with respect and humility i must say that we have fooled ourselves for long enough that a pivot to governing is right around the corner, a return to civility and stability right behind it. we know better than that. by now, we all know better than that. here today i stand to say that we would be better served, we would better

just reckless, outrageous and undignified. and when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. it is dangerous to a democracy. >> reporter: that emotional address following the president's visit with republican senators open capitol hill. tennessee's bob corker once a close allie, now a fierce critic. >> i don't know why he lowers himself to such a low, low standard of and debases our country in the way he does. >> the powerful senate foreign relations committee insisting he wouldn't support mr. trump if he had to do it again, president trump calling corker incompetent, a light weight, saying he couldn't be elected dog catchner his home state, corker responding on twitter, saying untruths from an untruthful president. #alert the day care staff. the white house disminute agoing it as petty. >> when he gets hit, he hits back. >> reporter: breitbart winning, flake out. steve bannon's reaction according to a source close to the former clump u trump strategist. another day, another scalp. still the

it is when it's reckless, outrageous, and undignifie undignified. >> he writes in the "washington postd clearly this is enough. corker called the president untruthful. nancy cordes is on capitol hill. good morning. >> good morning. they have called out the president before but say they have much more free thom do so so. they did not hold back. corker essentially called the president a habitual liar who's a bad role model while flake said the president is dangerous to democracy itself and republicans who don't speak out are complicit. this criticism did not come out when the president had lunch with senate republicans on the hill yesterday. he later called it a lovefest withstanding ovations. now, flake's retirement has come as something of a surprise up here on capitol hill. he had already raised $3.4 million for next year's race, wu a recent poll did peg his poll at just 30% and he was facing a tough primary challenge from kelli ward. a source close to ban says he sees these retimers as the layest in a series of wins which includes his candidate roy moore unseating the alabama candida

just reckless, outrageous and undignified. when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. it is dangerous to a democracy. such behavior does not project strength because our strength comes from our values. it instead projects a corruption of the spirit and weakness. it is often said children are watching. well, they are. what are we going to do about that? when the next generation asks us, why didn't you do something? why didn't you speak up? what are we going to say? mr. president, i rise today to say enough. we must dedicate ourselves to making sure that the anomalous never becomes the normal. we respect and humility, we fooled ourselves that a pivot to governing is around the corner. a return to civility and stability right behind it, we know better than that. by now we all know better than that. here today, i stand to say that we would be better served, we would better serve the country by better fulfilling our obligations under the constitution by adhering to our article one "old normal.

this is speech reckless and undignified. until we do, we are complicit in normalizing that type of behavior. >> at some point the spell will be off and people will realize where are we, what are we doing? we've got to accomplish something here. >> he published an op-ed in the "washington post" this morning. there's a sickness in our system and it is contagious, said flake. how many more disgraceful public feuds with gold star families can we witness in silence before we ourselves are disgraced. how many more times will we see moral a.mbiguity in the face of shocking bigotry and shake it off and hos till foreign power before we acknowledge the senseless danger of it. the president responded where else but through twitter in a trio of tweets, flake had zero chance of getting reee leked. ripped flake's 18% approval rating in arizona and claimed that senate republicans gave him a standing ovation during yesterday's luncheon. flake's would be challenger ward also reacted to his retirement earlier today. >> jeff flake has been a t

reckless, outrageous, and undignified behavior has become excused as telling it like it is. when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it's something else. it is dangerous to a democracy. >> no, george, i don't make comments that i haven't thought about. >> big news out of arizona. the republic there now reporting that jeff flake says he will not seek re-election. >> it is often said that children are watching. well, they are. and what are we going to do about that? >> i don't think there's any question. but that's the case. just in the way he conducts himself and goes to such a low level. >> when the next generation asks us why didn't you do something? what are we going to say? i rise today to say enough. >> is the president of the united states a liar? >> the president has great difficulty with the truth. on many issues. >> i'm aware more political lly savvy people than i will go against such talk. there's a section of my party that thinks anything short of complete and unquestioning loyalty to a president who belongs to my party is suspect. a notion that

it is outrageous and undignified. when such behavior resonates from the top of our government, it is something else. it is dangerous to a democracy. >> reporter: that emotional address, following the president's visit with republican senators on capitol hill. bob corker, now a fierce critic. >> i don't know why he and debases his country in the way he does. >> reporter: the chairman of the foreign relations committee, saying he wouldn't support mr. trump if he had to do it again. heated words. president trump calling corker incompetent, a lightweight. saying he couldn't be elected a doug catcher in his own state. corker responded, #alertthedaycarestaff. >> when he gets hit, he's going to hit back. >> reporter: breitbart with the headline, winning, flake out. steve bannon saying, another day, another scalp. it's the latest in a pack of party heavyweights taking on the president in blunt terms. >> when the next generation asks us, something? why didn't you speak up? what are you going to say? >> it's obvious his politic

announced that he wouldn't be running for re—election next year as he blamed reckless, outrageous and undignifiedsenator bob corker described mr trump as an utterly unfruitful president. the supreme court in kenya is due to meet to decide whether a re—run of the presidential election can go ahead a day before it is due to take place. the main opposition candidate, raila odinga, is boycotting the re—run, saying kenya's electoral commission has not done enough to ensure a free and fair vote. now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world ? the south china morning post reports on chinese president xi jinping's elevation to the status of former leaders, mao zedong and deng xiaoping, securing almost unchallengeable dominance over the communist party. saudi arabia's new crown prince has pledged to eliminate extremism in the country and invest in a technology—driven future, that's according to the arab news. he told a conference "we are returning to what we were before, a country of moderate islam that is open to all religions and to the world." denial and loathing in

calls him a liar, the other declares he will not seek re—election because of the "reckless and undignifiedthe hire—purchase firm brighthouse is to pay out nearly £15 million to customers, after the financial watchdog says it hadn't acted as a responsible lender. a british man who spent the past two years fighting against the islamic state group has been killed in northern syria. xijinping consolidates his control of china, as the communist party enshrines his name and ideology into its constitution — an honour only given to two previous leaders.

senator jeff flake has announced he won't seek re—election because of what he called the reckless and undignifieds white house. the eu's chief brexit negotiator says a trade deal with the european union could take three years to complete, if talks begin in december. michel barnier added however that the discussions wouldn't be without risks, because all of the eu's national parliaments must approve any agreement. damian grammaticas reports from brussels. from the eu today, a blunt message. donald tusk is no fan of brexit. how it plays out, he says, is down to the uk, but eu countries must remain united. it is in fact up to london how this will end — with a good deal, no deal or no brexit. but in each of these scenarios, we will protect our common interests only by being together. mr tusk was responding to the prime minister yesterday in the commons, where she suggested it is up to the eu to move things forward. it is now for them to consider what they want to see from the future of that relationship so that the next stage of those negotiations can indeed begin. and reinforcing the eu's message is

undignified. >> we were not made great by egg saulting our worst impulses. glorifying in the things that divide us, and calling fake things true and true things fake. >> mitch mcconnell praising flake but punting when asked how he's going to response? >> what i have an obligation to do is to try and achieve the greatest cohesion i can among 52 republicans to try and achieve for the american people the agenda that we set out to achieve. >> flake sweeping indictment coming hours after republican senator, bob corker, also blasted mr. trump. >> the president has great difficulty with truth. i don't know why he lowers himself to such a low standard and debases the country the way he does, but he does. >> and the chairman expressing concern that the united states position in the world is suffering under president trump. >> world leaders are very aware that much of what he says is untrue. he purposely is breaking down relationships we have around the world that have been useful to our nation. >> their feud reaching a boiling point with corker responding to attacks

undignified behavior from president trump as a result of the decision.eighed in on the fight last hour with me right here. >> what we have witnessed is not a boys playing badly and the politicians know it's a necessity for them on behalf of constituents to get something done and to stop bickering. maria: very latest as the speaker of the house paul ryan also is insisting this morning that the tensions will not hurt tax reform efforts, he says they will get it done. bankrolling controversy, the dossier that targeted president trump during election was reportedly funded in part by the clinton campaign and the democratic national committee, more on the shocking new claims ahead this morning. plus mcdonalds rolling out a dollar menu, will consumers love it. here in riyadh, saudi arabia where global investors have descended on riyadh. yesterday i spoke with royal highness, prince salman, the next king, the public investment fund is what he runs as well, he addressed the strategy to eliminate extremism and the answer went viral. listen to this. >> we want to l

. >> reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused as telling it like it is. when it is actually just reckless, outrageous undignified. >>> senator flake becomes the second republican senator to lash out at president trump. corker who is also restoring has been involved in an ongoing twitter feud with the president. he isn't concerned about the loss of these two senators. >> he wants people to be in the senate that are committed to actually moving the ball down the field. i don't think these two individuals necessarily have been as focused on that. the president wants to get things done. >> president trump had lunch with senate republicans yesterday on capitol hill where he continued to push his tax reform proposal. >>> the presidential campaign of hillary clinton and the democratic national committee helped to pay for research that was included in a dosier about president trump. at first a gop donor paid for the research on president trump during the primary. when the primaries were over the clinton campaign and the dnc continue today fund the research that l

it is," when it is actually just reckless, outrageous, and undignified. amy: tennessee republican senator bob corker slammed president trump tuesday after trump took to twitter to disparage corker for not supporting his tax plan, which would shower massive tax breaks onto the wealthiest americans, including trp himself. trump tweeted senator corker, the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, "couldn't get elected dog catcher in tennessee." corker responded by tweeting -- "same untruths from an utterly untruthful president. #alertthedaycarestaff" corker also slammed trump in an interview with reporters hours before trump joined senate republicans for a lunch on capitol hill. >> standing up in front of the american people and stating untruths that everyone knows to be untrue, just attempted bullying that he does -- which everybody sees through. just the dividing of our country. the president of the united states is something that i think is debasing to our country. amy: a protester was arrested tuesday after he threw russian flags at president

actually just reckless, outrageous and undignified.omplicity. i have children and grand children to answer to, so, mr. president, i will not be complicit or silent. charles: that was just part of jeff flake's scathing speech. but president obama says he has the full support of republican senators and the party is unified. president trump: we have great unity. if you look at what happened at the meeting yesterday. we had virtually every senator, john mccain and myself, we had a meet being the military. i call it almost a lovefest. we had standing ovations. charles: here to discuss, the tea party founder, a lovefest, standing ovation. there will be some entrenched folks in washington, d.c. who did not want to see the apple cart upset to the degree it is. not you question is how much trouble will they make for this administration? >> i hope they pay attention to the fact that american voters just barely voted for donald trump last year. they want to see change in washington, d.c. so far the change we have seen come out of the senate isn't

like it is when it is actually just reckless, outrageous and undignified. and when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else, it is dangerous to a democracy. >> reporter: just hours before flake made his announcement, another establishment senator and frequent trump critic bob corker saying he regrets his vote for trump and wouldn't support him again. >> just in the way that he conducts himself and goes to such a low level. >> reporter: president trump spent part of the day on capitol hill talking tax reform with his party after assailing corker on twitter, calling him incompetent and little. the white house define. >> the people of this country didn't elect somebody to be weak, they elected somebody to be strong. when he gets hit, he's going to hit back. >> reporter: all of it heightening a war growing within the republican party with establishment members past and present sounding the alarm. >> bigotry seems emboldened. our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. >> half-baked spuri

it is, when it is actually just reckless, outrageous, and undignified. and when such behavior emanates from the top of our government, it is something else. it is dangerous to a democracy. i have children and grandchildren to answer to, and so, mr. president, i will not be complicit or silent. i have decided that i would be better able to represent the people of arizona and to better serve my country and my conscience by freeing myself of the political consideration that consumed far too much bandwidth and would cause me to compromise far too many principles. >> senator flake was even more blunt in an op-ed in the washington post out tonight. the headline simply reads, enough. he writes, how many more disgraceful public feuds with gold star families can we witness in silence before we ourselves are disgraced? how many more times will we see moral ambiguity in the face of shocking bigotry and shrug it off? how many more childish insults do we need to see hurled at a hostile foreign power before we acknowledge the senseless danger of it? a source close to