![]() ![]() “We pretended that the emperor wasn’t naked,” he writes. ![]() He describes his party’s embrace of Trump as a “Faustian bargain” that “wasn’t worth it,” because Republicans deluded themselves about Trump’s true nature. I think it means more at that point.”Ĭonscience of a Conservative may be the most clear-eyed and righteous takedown of Donald Trump from a Republican in office.Īt its best, Conscience of a Conservative is both solemn and fiery, an excoriation of Flake’s own party and president. “I have good people around me who are committed to principle,” Flake told NPR, “but the political world will tell you keep quiet, don’t take a risk, and I thought that it was important to stand up when I had something to risk. Until late last week it was kept under wraps by Flake’s publisher, Random House, because Flake wanted to guarantee that no one would try to talk him out of it as he heads into what is expected to be a tough re-election fight in 2018. Conscience of a Conservative was written in secret. ![]()
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