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Fmr. Sen. Flake: Blanche Fight Shows Limits of Trump's Power

Fmr. Sen. Flake: Blanche Fight Shows Limits of Trump's Power. Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake says the standoff over Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination shows the limits of President Trump's influence over the Senate.

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Fmr. Sen. Flake: Blanche Fight Shows Limits of Trump's Power. Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake says the standoff over Todd Blanche's attorney general nomination shows the limits of President Trump's influence over the Senate. He predicts Republicans will retain the Senate but lose the House in November, saying divided government could produce more resistance to Trump and a "more normal Washington." The former US ambassador to Turkey also says Ankara should be allowed to rejoin the F-35 program, but only after it gives up possession of Russia's S-400 missile system. He speaks with Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

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