My fellow Republicans, the responsibility to speak out rests with you
Jeff Flake, a Republican, represented Arizona in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019 and the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013.
When I served in the Senate during President Donald Trump's first term, I often raised concerns about his administration's policy choices and the coarsening of our political discourse. But what worried me most was the erosion of U.S. leadership on the global stage.
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