Republican ex-senator Jeff Flake endorses Kamala Harris as anti-Trump right coalesces

Kamala Harris on Sunday picked up the endorsement of another prominent opponent of Donald Trump within the Republican Party, a sign that the remaining “#NeverTrump” wing of the GOP is rallying behind her.

Jeff Flake, a former senator from Arizona who left Congress in 2019, issued his endorsement in a statement released on Twitter. He further explained his motivations in an interview Sunday on ABC’s This Week.

“I’ll be supporting Kamala Harris for President and Tim Walz for Vice President,” wrote Flake in the post accompanying his video message endorsement. “I’ve served with Kamala in the U.S Senate. I’ve also served with Tim in the House of Representatives.”

He added: “I know them. I know first of hand of their fine character and love of country. I would encourage all Republicans who feel this way to do the same.”

I’ll be supporting Kamala Harris for President and Tim Walz for Vice President.

I’ve served with Kamala in the U.S Senate. I’ve also served with Tim in the House of Representatives.

I know them. I know first of hand of their fine character and love of country.

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His endorsement follows those of several other prominent Republicans: former vice president Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney, an ex-congresswoman who co-chaired the January 6 investigation, as well as her committee colleague Adam Kinzinger. It wasn’t a particularly surprising addition to the list, either; Flake supported Joe Biden publicly in 2020.

“I think Republicans believe in the rule of law in particular, and it's difficult to support a candidate who, having lost an election, tries to use the powers of the presidency to overturn that election,” said Flake on ABC. “I know a lot of conservative Republicans