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| Donald Trump hits back again at Republican Senator Bob Corker as feud deepens | Donald Trump hits back again at Republican Senator Bob Corker as feud deepens |
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| President Donald Trump has labelled Republican Bob Corker "incompetent" as a feud between the pair deepens. | President Donald Trump has labelled Republican Bob Corker "incompetent" as a feud between the pair deepens. |
| "Sen. Corker is the incompetent head of the Foreign Relations Committee, & look how poorly the U.S. has done," Mr Trump tweeted. "He doesn't have a clue as....the entire World WAS laughing and taking advantage of us." | |
| "People like liddle' Bob Corker have set the U.S. way back," he added. "Now we move forward!" | |
| Speaking to CNN before the latest barrage of tweets from Mr Trump, Mr Corker said world leaders are "very aware" that much of what Mr Trump says “is untrue.” He declared that the president is “debasing our nation.” | |
| Speaking outside a congressional hearing room, Mr Corker said: “The president has great difficulty with the truth on many issues.” | |
| The Tennessee Republican senator, who is retiring, said Mr Trump “is obviously not going to rise to the occasion as president.” | |
| Mr Trump's presidential tenure will be remembered, Mr Corker said, for “the debasing of our nation, the constant non-truth-telling, the name-calling.” He says “it's very sad for our nation.” | |
| Mr Corker and Mr Trump also traded insults before the Republican senator spoke to CNN. | |
| On Twitter earlier on on Tuesday, Mr Trump said Corker “couldn't get elected dog-catcher.” | |
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