Jeff Flake Compares Trump to Joseph Stalin The Republican Senator from Arizona torn into President Trump Wednesday for his inability to "take criticism." Flake also criticized Trump for his numerous attacks on the media and for labeling them "the "enemy of the people." Sen. Jeff Flake Flake has taken shots at the president before, last criticizing his own party's "complicity" with Trump's behavior in October. He recently announced he will not not be seeking re-election in 2018.