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***This pkg contains photos from AP/Getty Images that are only cleared for use within the pkg Affiliates may not cut these photos out of the pkg for individual use*** --SUPERS-- :00 - :06 Sen Jeff Flake (R) Arizona 1:20 - 1:25 Sen Mitch McConnell (R) Majority Leader 1:37 - 1:49 Sen Bob Corker (R) Tennessee 2:25 - 2:30 Sarah Sanders White House Press Secretary --LEAD IN-- EXTRAORDINARY DENUNCIATIONS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP BY TWO PROMINENT REPUBLICAN SENATORS, BOTH OF WHOM ARE NOT RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION JOE JOHNS REPORTS --REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- Sen Jeff Flake: It is time for our complicity and our accommodation of the unacceptable to end OUTGOING SENATOR JEFF FLAKE -- FIERCELY DENOUNCING PRESIDENT TRUMPS POLICIES *AND* BEHAVIOR AS DANGEROUS TO DEMOCRACY -- AND CALLING ON HIS FELLOW REPUBLICANS TO DO THE SAME Sen Jeff Flake: When the next generation asks us, Why didnt you do something? Why didnt you speak up? What are we going to say? FLAKE -- *RAILING* AGAINST THE POLITICS IN THE ERA OF TRUMP -- THE UNDERMINING OF DEMOCRATIC IDEALS THE PERSONAL INSULTS AND WHAT HE CALLED THE FLAGRANT DISREGARD FOR TRUTH AND DECENCY: Sen Jeff Flake: Reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenance as telling it like it is when it is actually just reckless, outrageous and undignified We were not made great as a country by indulging or even exalting our worst impulses, turning against ourselves, glorying in the things which divide us, and calling fake things true and true things fake SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL -- PRAISING FLAKES SPEECH -- BUT *PUNTING* WHEN ASKED BY REPORTERS HOW THE PARTY WOULD RESPOND: Reporter: At what point do you have an obligation as a leader of this party to weigh in on these very serious criticisms of the president? Sen Mitch McConnell 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 that we set out to achieve FLAKES SWEEPING INDICTMENT -- COMING HOURS AFTER REPUBLICAN SENATOR BOB CORKER ALSO *BLASTED* MR TRUMP -- Sen Bob Corker: The president has great difficulty with the truth I dont know why he lowers himself to such a low, low standard, and debases our country in a way that he does, but he does THE *RETIRING* SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN -- EXPRESSING CONCERN THAT THE UNITED STATES POSITION IN THE WORLD IS *SUFFERING* UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP: Sen Bob Corker: 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 THE PRESIDENT RESPONDING TO CORKERS ATTACKS IN A SERIES OF TWEETS -- AGAIN CALLING HIM LIDDLE THE WHITE HOUSE -- BRUSHING OFF THE CRITICISM AS PETTY -- WHILE WELCOMING THE DECISION OF THE SENATORS TO RETIRE: Sarah Sanders: I think that they were not likely to be re-elected And I think that shows that the support is more behind this President than it is those two individuals A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE PRESIDENTS THINKING SAYS HE IS IN HIGH SPIRITS AFTER FLAKES ANNOUNCEMENT AN ALLY OF MR TRUMPS FORMER CHIEF STRATEGIST - ALSO CELEBRATING - SAYING: Graphic: Steve Bannon added another scalp to his collection as another establishment domino falls -----END-----CNNSCRIPT----- --KEYWORD TAGS-- TRUMP GOP SENATE FLAKE CORKER