However, on Friday he made his boldest break yet with Trump -- throwing Kavanaugh's confirmation into chaos and bending the Senate to his will. Minutes after he released his statement saying he would support Kavanaugh, the morning's second key moment involving Flake occurred. But Trump's Supreme Court nominee's fate is now much less certain than it appeared Friday morning. A clash between Flake and Trump -- fought over a Supreme Court nominee -- is more than two years in the making. In 2016, Flake did not support Trump when he was the GOP's presidential nominee.

Source: CNN September 29, 2018 00:00 UTC