Former GOP Senator Deems Trump ‘Completely Out of Touch’ With Americans

Kathryn Wilkens Nov 7th, 2025, 8:10 pm

During a Friday appearance on CNN, former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) deemed President Donald Trump “completely out of touch” with how Americans feel about the economy, adding that prices “really aren’t” down everywhere, and “people know that.”

Speaking to CNN’s Erin Burnett , Flake referenced his recent op-ed in , in which he argued we’re starting to see a “great GOP migration” away from Trump, promising it will “only accelerate as we get closer to the midterms.”

“The president may not want to talk about the affordability crisis, but he’s going to have to,” said Flake, after Burnett pointed out that Trump only seems willing to admit to high beef prices. “The notion

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