Jeff Flake actually said...
The impulse to scapegoat and threatens to turns us into a fearful, backward looking people. In the case of Republican Party those things also threaten to turn us into a fearful backward looking minority party. We were not made great as a country by indulging in or even exalting our worst impulses, turning against ourselves, glorifying the things that divide us and calling fake things true and true things fake.
Context
Senator Flake discusses the dangers of the current direction of the Republican Party and the need to avoid fear and division.
10/23/2017