The Latest on President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans (all times local):
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans (all times local):
9:05 a.m.
President Donald Trump is escalating his clash with Sen. Bob Corker, saying the Tennessee Republican was « made to sound a fool » in a recent interview.
Trump says on Twitter Tuesday that « the Failing @nytimes set Liddle’ Bob Corker up by recording his conversation. Was made to sound a fool, and that’s what I am dealing with! »
The feud between the president and a senator in his own party intensified over the weekend.
Trump’s criticism of the lawmaker drew a response in which Corker referred to the White House as an « adult day care. » In an interview with The New York Times, Corker said Trump could set the nation « on the path to World War III. »
Corker is not running for re-election in 2018.
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3:30 a.m.
Few Republican senators are commenting publicly about Sen. Bob Corker’s barbed remarks about President Donald Trump.
Trump’s criticism of the Tennessee Republican drew a response in which Corker referred to the White House as an « adult day care. » In an interview with The New York Times, Corker said Trump could set the nation « on the path to World War III. »
Most Republican senators have stayed silent about Corker’s words. An Iowa Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, says both Trump and Corker should « cool it, » with Trump going first.
On Capitol Hill, concerns circulate about an unpredictable president whose tendency to personalize every issue creates risks for the GOP agenda. Yet Trump’s enduring popularity with a segment of the GOP base serves as a political muzzle for most.
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