With less than two weeks left before he leaves office, Sen. Bob Corker stood his ground once again to denounce President Donald Trump’s decisions…
With less than two weeks left before he leaves office, Sen. Bob Corker stood his ground once again to denounce President Donald Trump’s decisions — from the government shutdown to pulling U. S. troops from Syria.
Corker called Sunday the partial federal government shutdown an unnecessary action and a « made up fight » perpetrated by the president.
« This is a purposefully contrived fight, » the Tennessee Republican said on CNN’s « State of the Union » on Sunday morning.
On Thursday, Trump announced he wouldn’t sign a Senate-approved budget deal to keep a number of federal departments funded through early February because it did not include $5 billion of funding for the construction of a wall along the U. S.-Mexico border. That led to the shutdown on Saturday.
With no signs of a deal, the Senate adjourned until after Christmas, ensuring that the shutdown would continue until least Dec. 27.
Corker said that Democrats and Republicans had supported legislation to provide $25 billion for border security while also dealing with young immigrants who arrived with parents who entered the country illegally.
