Arizona GOP censures top state Republicans McCain, Flake and Ducey

Source: The Hill | January 23, 2021 | Celine Castronuovo

The Arizona Republican Party, in an anticipated move Saturday, approved resolutions censuring Gov. Doug Ducey (R), former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake and Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain (R).

The public rebukes, which are largely symbolic, came after both McCain and Flake endorsed President Biden in the 2020 election. The party cited Ducey’s coronavirus restrictions as the reason behind his censure. 

The Arizona Republic reported that the resolution to condemn Ducey argued his emergency safety rules “restrict personal liberties and force compliance to unconstitutional edicts.” 

Meanwhile, the party at its statewide meeting Saturday argued that McCain “has supported globalist policies and candidates” and “condemned President Trump for his criticism of her husband and erroneously placed behaviors over actual presidential results.”

The state GOP said that Flake has “condemned the Republican Party, rejected populism, and rejected the interests of the American people over globalist interests,” adding that Flake should join the Democratic Party. 

When contacted by The Hill, Flake repeated a statement he issued on Twitter earlier this month when the censure resolutions were first announced: “If condoning the president’s behavior is required to stay in the Party’s good graces, I’m just fine being on the outs.”

Following the party’s vote Sunday, Flake tweeted a photo of himself posing with McCain and Ducey at Biden’s inauguration this week, along with the caption, “Good company.” 

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