Corker to use power in Senate, alliance with Flake to question Trump on foreign policy

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.

The Senate Dead Ender contingent.

These same ball-less wonders who had their heads up there asses for all eight years of Barry. Even assisting him.

Corker the man who gave us a nuclear armed Iran.

If we had a Senate leader worth a damn he would lose his chairmanship after an announcement like this.

The world has gone crazy. Going back, seems it happened when obama was President. I don’t recall it being this bad when Bush was President... but it’s gone way off the pole in the last years.

obama set up a hate relationship with just about everyone when he set out to divide the nation. he used the media and the TV cameras with his condescending attitude and used his slick words to talk down to conservatives and Christians... to name 2 groups (or the same group) he wanted to get rid of. He talked out of both sides of his mouth and it always comes across just as that type plans. He influenced people to riot, to hate, to openly speak ugly and profane... he opened up the door for those who, at one time had better sense than to be ‘in your face’... to be in your face with their hard edged and hateful talk and actions... He learned how to influence and used it. He complained continually but most didn’t call it that.. they thought he was charming... (ugh!). He thought he was charming also.

He was good at manipulating others and used the race card to further himself. Through all his 8 years, we now have a race problem that is greater than ever. we have a hatred and anger that is everywhere... it’s blamed on we who are the least to cause any trouble, but he aimed it at us so we are the scapegoat and the media/the left, uses it on us. We are called names... we were denied freedoms under obama.. we were targeted and he got away with all of it because we had no one to defend the conservatives of our country.. until Trump.

obama was the epitome of evil and he had free reign to use it on all of us. They are taking it out on Trump... he dared to get in the fray and mess up their world government goals .. to come from the outside and dare to go inside their establishment regime... they have lost their minds and have turned ugly toward the one who is trying to fix this mess..

When will we have had enough...

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