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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The guy who gave the atom bomb to Iran with another guy who are both trying to tear down or national borders questioning Donald Trump! Give me a break.
The guy who gave the atom bomb to Iran with another guy who are both trying to tear down or national borders questioning Donald Trump! Give me a break.
President Trump is the least war mongering president in my lifetime, and these senators are going to try to portray him as a threat to America? This is the last gasp of the military industrial complex, panicking because they see peace breaking out all over the middle east.
Too bad they didn’t exert this much energy to thwart Obama’s foreign policy.
The same guys who bent over and grabbed their ankles for Obama.
And the GOP can’t figure out why the base is so pi$$ed.
Amen!...These RINOs have very short memories regarding the turkey that was last in the WH and IMHO is a traitor.
Now we know that “moderate Republicans” are really swamp dwellers. Old McDonald has some re-assignments to make.
Corker is a traitorous coward....idiot gave us the Iran deal
Dittos! No swamp/Rino/GOPe chairmen/women. Support the President and His agenda or be Demoted!
A little proper discipline with a United front would lead to victory, reelection, and democratic defections to a United front that is winning!
Where will liddle Bobby Corker go when he finally leaves the senate. He has no place in Tennessee now. Napoleonic complex Corker will never achieve his level of desired importance. Just continue to be an unrealistic wanna be a big guy.
..The same guys who bent over and grabbed their ankles for Obama....
For a handsome reward of guessable configuration. The dirtiest always scream the loudest.
GOP infestation of rhino fluctus stupidus!
Any dirt on him? Corker the Porker?
They should both be stripped of all committee assignments.
What’s really funny is Corker and Flake think anybody cares what they say. POTUS isn’t even on the ballot for another 3 years.
I noticed Corker won’t even defend his Iran Deal in detail. Just says POTUS says is “not true.” He gets top cover from the media to attack Trump otherwise he’d never get away with it.
So Corker and Flake think they know more than Mattis, Kelly, McMaster, Tillerson and Trump? LOL
Good luck with that, rinos.
I think Trump has the power to order the air force to drop a MOAB on Congress.
Hope he uses it.
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