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Corker ‘Couldn’t Get Elected Dog Catcher,’ Trump Says in Renewed Attack Corker ‘Couldn’t Get Elected Dog Catcher,’ Trump Says in Renewed Attack
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WASHINGTON — President Trump started his day on Tuesday with renewed attacks on Senator Bob Corker, just hours before a planned policy lunch with senators on Capitol Hill. WASHINGTON — President Trump started his day on Tuesday with renewed attacks on Senator Bob Corker, shortly after Mr. Corker went on national television and said the White House should “step aside” and leave tax legislation to Congress.
Mr. Corker “couldn’t get elected dog catcher in Tennessee,” Mr. Trump wrote in a Twitter post on Tuesday. Mr. Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, is not running for re-election after serving in the Senate since 2007.Mr. Corker “couldn’t get elected dog catcher in Tennessee,” Mr. Trump wrote in a Twitter post on Tuesday. Mr. Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, is not running for re-election after serving in the Senate since 2007.
After the president’s Twitter messages, Mr. Corker returned to a theme he has hit before, referring to the White House as “an adult day care center.”After the president’s Twitter messages, Mr. Corker returned to a theme he has hit before, referring to the White House as “an adult day care center.”
Mr. Trump and Mr. Corker have been locked in a public feud for weeks. Mr. Corker has said that Mr. Trump runs his White House like a reality TV show, and Mr. Trump has responded by mocking Mr. Corker’s height, calling him “Liddle’ Bob.”Mr. Trump and Mr. Corker have been locked in a public feud for weeks. Mr. Corker has said that Mr. Trump runs his White House like a reality TV show, and Mr. Trump has responded by mocking Mr. Corker’s height, calling him “Liddle’ Bob.”
The president’s meeting with senators on Tuesday comes as Mr. Trump is promoting his proposed tax plan, which would need all the Republican support he can get in the Senate. His fight with Mr. Corker puts that support in jeopardy. The president is headed to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for a policy lunch with senators as lawmakers in the House and Senate draft tax legislation.
“I think it’s fine for him to come over. I do look at these things as more of a photo op,” Mr. Corker said on NBC’s “Today” of the president’s visit to Capitol Hill. “They’re not really about substance, but more power to him.” Mr. Trump has made declarations about the tax plan while the legislation is still being drafted. On Monday, Mr. Trump said the plan would not include any changes to how much Americans can save in tax-deferred retirement plans like 401(k) accounts.
“Hopefully the White House will step aside and let that occur in a normal process,” Mr. Corker said on NBC’s “Today.”
Any tax plan would need all the Republican support Mr. Trump can get in the Senate, and his fight with Mr. Corker puts that support in jeopardy.
“I think it’s fine for him to come over. I do look at these things as more of a photo op,” Mr. Corker said of the president’s visit to Capitol Hill. “They’re not really about substance, but more power to him.”
Mr. Corker also defended his past criticism of the president.Mr. Corker also defended his past criticism of the president.
“This has been building for some time as I’ve watched the way the White House has operated,” he said. “My concerns have continued to rise.”“This has been building for some time as I’ve watched the way the White House has operated,” he said. “My concerns have continued to rise.”