Corker and Flake meet to try to destroy Trump
Posted on 10/29/2017 6:15:33 PM PDT by jazusamo
President Trump has dubbed him “Liddle Bob Corker” on Twitter, but the Tennessee Republican still wields big-time influence over American foreign policy.
While the recent criticism of Mr. Trump from Mr. Corker and from Sen. Jeff Flake — both longtime moderate Republicans and both on their way out at the end of next year — might seem like garden-variety theatrics from two lame-duck lawmakers, Capitol Hill sources say the implications are deep.
Mr. Corker heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, of which Mr. Flake is a member, and has suggested he intends to use the panel as a forum in the coming months to air concerns about Mr. Trump’s leadership on a range of fronts, including Iran, North Korea, Russia and the Middle East.
“The committee is going to be very active,” Mr. Corker told reporters last week before announcing plans to hold a series of hearings, which could generate headlines that damage the public’s view of Mr. Trump.
“It’s going to be a very robust period of time,” Mr. Corker said. And it all starts Monday evening, when Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis appear before the committee for questioning over the administration’s “perspective” on war powers and whether Congress ought to revise the Authorization for Use of Military Force, which was passed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“I think it will be very informative to the American people and to the rest of the Senate about what powers the president has, should [and] shouldn’t have,” said Mr. Corker.
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Go Trump Go, MAGA!
“which could generate headlines that damage the public’s view of Mr. Trump.”
Unlike virtually every other headline???
To Guy Taylor:
That’s PRESIDENT Trump...
America sees these two, Corker, and Flake only when they look down, and through a microscope.
Corker’s advise to Trump, Surrender to North Korea now.
Helloooo, Turtlehead. Time to control your Senate and the chairmanships.
Since Corker is now a known saboteur and on the out in 2018, it’d be great if Trump publicly called out McConnell on Twitter and ask why is Corker still the chairman of the foreign relations committee. As if green lighting the Iran deal wasn’t bad enough
The Cheap Labor Express is losing three Senators in 2018, Corker and Flake are quitting and McCain is dying.
They have ordered their lame ducks to do as much damage as possible before they are replaced with Senators who side with the citizens and the rule of law.
Their hatred only makes us stronger.
Corker Flakes = the generic cereal no one is buying.
Lets git ‘er done, folks!
Bump!
Don’t agree with that. I feel it should be pressed privately though. I’m sure there are some great senators out their that would like committee chairmanships befor Flake, Corker and McCain sabotage the GOP prospects in 2018.
Flake and Corker are going to come to know what ‘lame duck’ means.
Seems like it works for everyone else thats ordered to appear before Congress.
Dear Bob and Jeff:
In the great cosmos of things you are merely a pimple on the rear end of an ass formerly known as the globalist GOP...adios!
January 2018 can’t come soon enough.
We’re stuck with these malcontents for another 15 months. Not much of a leap to envision three of these snakes slithering over to the Dems side of the aisle...officially.
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