Flake stresses importance and fragility of democracy in final Senate speech

WaPo  |  Dec 14, 2018

 

"And just as he hijacked democracy in his own country, [Putin] is determined to do so everywhere. Denial of this reality will not make it any less real" - Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ)

In his final remarks on the Senate floor Dec. 13, Flake warned "we are by no means immune" to the rise of authoritarianism.