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    Why POTUS is in a stand-off with Arizona's senators

    One possible target for President Trump tonight in Phoenix is a US Senator from his own party.  Arizona's Republican US Senator Jeff Flake is the perfect model of past Republican figures: a gentlemanly family man who's happy to compromise and work closely with Democrats. He's also a never-Trump Republican who never gave in. Is that a…

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 22, 2017 • 1 min read

    One possible target for President Trump tonight in Phoenix is a US Senator from his own party.

    Arizona's Republican US Senator Jeff Flake is the perfect model of past Republican figures: a gentlemanly family man who's happy to compromise and work closely with Democrats. He's also a never-Trump Republican who never gave in. Is that a factor in the President's decision to hold a rally tonight in Phoenix? McKay Coppins recently profiled Flake in the Atlantic.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      McKay Coppins

      staff writer for the Atlantic

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    President Trump and America's 'forever war'
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    2. 8:00President Trump and America's 'forever war'
    3. 40:36Why POTUS is in a stand-off with Arizona's senatorsYou’re reading this
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