Trump Derangement Syndrome has reached a fever pitch.
Retiring Republican senator Bob Corker has been severely critical of President Donald Trump in recent days. Now, he’s turning his back on the president, telling a CNN reporter that, if given the chance, he wouldn’t back Trump during the campaign again.
Corker on supporting Trump in the election: "I would not do that again." pic.twitter.com/kscgkkUNYx
— Axios (@axios) October 24, 2017
This is a completely cynical move, of course. Corker endorsed Trump during the campaign and appeared at a rally with him. And it was still early in the campaign!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWd-CnhDRmw
President Trump knows a traitor when he sees one. In his usual fashion, the president fired back, good and hard:
Bob Corker, who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher in Tennessee, is now fighting Tax Cuts….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
…Corker dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse him, and now is only negative on anything Trump. Look at his record!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
Isn't it sad that lightweight Senator Bob Corker, who couldn't get re-elected in the Great State of Tennessee, will now fight Tax Cuts plus!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
Sen. Corker is the incompetent head of the Foreign Relations Committee, & look how poorly the U.S. has done. He doesn't have a clue as…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
…the entire World WAS laughing and taking advantage of us. People like liddle' Bob Corker have set the U.S. way back. Now we move forward!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
Corker, who is so above Twitter slandering, shot back over the same platform:
Same untruths from an utterly untruthful president. #AlertTheDaycareStaff
— Senator Bob Corker (@SenBobCorker) October 24, 2017
Hardy har har, Bob Corker. That’s a very mature response!
Here’s the real truth about Corker: He’s still sour that Trump didn’t pick him to be secretary of state. And he would have gotten beaten like a drum in a primary contest in Tennessee.
Sean Davis of the Federalist nailed it:
Corker announced his retirement when he realized he'd lose his next primary. He knifed Trump when he realized he'd never be Sec. of State.
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 9, 2017
Anyone who says it's anything more complicated or less cynical than this is fooling himself, or trying to fool you. https://t.co/G9LT1uTMnS
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) October 9, 2017
Yup. That about sums it up. Corker is a sore loser who is taking potshots at the president because his political career is over. He’s not a hero. He’s not a responsible statesman. If he felt the way about Trump that he does now, he would have never endorsed him.
Corker’s a fair weather friend, and the weather isn’t very fair to Donald Trump right now. So, of course Corker skedaddled…right into the manipulative arms of the media. This is a coward’s response. Corker can’t stand on his own, so he’s enlisting the media to back him up. If Corker had the courage of his convictions, he would’ve left the Senate a long time ago.
Pathetic. Or as our president says, sad!
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