Senator Bob Corker Sticks to Retirement Plan

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Bob went a-courtin’ and found no takers. Again.

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker has once again dropped his re-election bid after hinting that he was reconsidering in recent weeks. Politico just broke the news:

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) will not run for reelection after reconsidering his decision last fall to retire, his chief of staff said Tuesday.

After listening to some Tennessee Republicans and GOP senators who were privately urging him to run, the two-term senator and Foreign Relations Committee chairman decided that this will be his last year as senator, said Todd Womack, Corker’s chief of staff.

Corker is one snaky guy. First he’s retiring. Then he’s thinking about retiring his retirement announcement. Now he’s retiring again. Why can’t Bob make up his mind?

I think it has something to do with his fallout with President Trump. During the campaign and after the election, Corker was in the running to be Trump’s secretary of state. But he lost out on the job to Rex Tillerson. Many speculate that Corker still has a chip on his shoulder from losing out on the esteemed position.

President Trump thinks as much, and called out Corker for opposing his agenda last fall:

After these tweets, Corker told a CNN reporter that he wouldn’t endorse Trump for president if he had the chance to do it again.

Well it looks like none of that will matter pretty soon. Corker’s political career is nearly over. He’s going to ride out into the Tennessee sunset alone and unwanted.

What do you think? Does Corker just have sour grapes over Donald Trump? Was his re-election campaign doomed? Tell us your thoughts below and share this story over Facebook now!

10 thoughts on “Senator Bob Corker Sticks to Retirement Plan”

  1. Kevin

    Looks like the heat is being turned up and the swamp is starting to dry up…they can smell the scent of impending indictments and are trying to go away quietly before they get caught up in the storm. It won’t matter how many resign or retire..if they are involved in the corruption in any way..they will be hauled in and face the consequences. The game is over..these clowns are going down…one by one…too bad Schumer and Pelosi didn’t leave….their time will come….we all know those 2 are involved in this up to their necks…along with Obozo,Clinton and the rest of the crooks from the previous administration…traitors..every last one of them.

    1. Rich

      As Charles stated . . . “Every party has a corker.The Republican’s is aptly named…” but the Republicans also have an aptly named Flake and a McLame . . . . who all need to exit the Senate.

  8. Timothy

    Gee…what a deeply felt loss HE will be…to somebody…certainly not we the people. Clean out your desk…I got an empty PEZ dispenser, in which to put all the paperwork where you’ve helped us. What he really found out is…the republicans could run a good conservative, city groundskeeper and beat him. Here’s a Bugs Bunny good bye…”so long joiky, see ya in Albaquoiky!”

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