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Flake says he won't run in 2020; joins CBS News as contributor

Jeff Flake
Mary Schwalm/AP
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., speaks at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, in Boston, in front of a photo of him being confronted in an elevator Friday at the Capitol in Washington by two women who said they were sexual assault victims. They were imploring him to change his mind after he announced he would support Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
Jeff Flake
Posted at 9:30 AM, Jan 29, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-29 11:30:56-05

TUCSON, Ariz. — A former Arizona senator is making his plans for 2020 more clear.

In an appearance on CBS This Morning Tuesday, Republican Jeff Flake announced his new role for CBS News as a contributor, and confirmed he wouldn't run for president next year.

Flake will reportedly focus on a new series called "Common Ground."

Flake had previously mulled mounting a 2020 bid to beat President Trump in the Republican primary, but confirmed in his CBS This Morning interview that he'd abandonned those plans.

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