Corker Unloads on Republicans for Being Afraid of Trump
about 6 years in Roll Call
Sen. Bob Corker unloaded on his fellow Republicans for cowering from President Donald Trump.
The retiring Tennessee senator was angered that his amendment to the defense authorization measure that would reclaim congressional prerogatives on trade and tariffs would not be up for a vote, and he mocked his colleagues for not standing up to the president, including the chamber’s no. 2 Republican, Majority WhipJohn Cornyn.