These two have been an impediment to the Make America Great Again agenda. Don’t let the door hit you on your way out!
Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) are going to ‘retire’.
It has nothing to do with their tanking approval ratings — with Flake at around 18 percent and Corker at around 20 percent.
Nosiree. It’s about ‘principles’.
It’s because of President Trump’s ‘undignified behavior’.
Nevermind that Flake has been all over the place criticizing the President at every turn. And now they’re ramping it up even more.
Check out the Media (D)’s take on it:
Senator Jeff Flake, the Arizona Republican who has tangled with President Trump for months, announced on Tuesday that he would not seek re-election in 2018, declaring on the Senate floor that he “will no longer be complicit or silent” in the face of the president’s “reckless, outrageous and undignified” behavior.
Mr. Flake made his announcement in an extraordinary 17-minute speech in which he challenged not only the president but also his party’s leadership. He deplored the “casual undermining of our democratic ideals” and “the personal attacks, the threats against principles, freedoms and institutions, the flagrant disregard for truth and decency” that he said had become prevalent in American politics in the era of Mr. Trump.
Watch Sen. Flake’s speech here:
Looks like it’s time for a President Trump Truth Bomb!
The reason Flake and Corker dropped out of the Senate race is very simple, they had zero chance of being elected. Now act so hurt & wounded!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 25, 2017
True!
Jeff Flake, with an 18% approval rating in Arizona, said "a lot of my colleagues have spoken out." Really, they just gave me a standing O!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 25, 2017
Also true!
Poll: Flake’s approval rating in Arizona at 18 percent
Oh, let’s not leave liddle Bob Corker out of this tweetstorm — the President didn’t!
Bob Corker, who helped President O give us the bad Iran Deal & couldn't get elected dog catcher in Tennessee, is now fighting Tax Cuts….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
…Corker dropped out of the race in Tennesse when I refused to endorse him, and now is only negative on anything Trump. Look at his record!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
Isn't it sad that lightweight Senator Bob Corker, who couldn't get re-elected in the Great State of Tennessee, will now fight Tax Cuts plus!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
Sen. Corker is the incompetent head of the Foreign Relations Committee, & look how poorly the U.S. has done. He doesn't have a clue as…..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
…the entire World WAS laughing and taking advantage of us. People like liddle' Bob Corker have set the U.S. way back. Now we move forward!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
Heh.
…privately, some Republicans were growing angry at the displays of disunity from Senators Flake and Corker as the party was trying to come together to pass a major overhaul of the tax code. Only minutes before Mr. Flake’s address, the president had been in the Capitol for lunch with Senate Republicans and a discussion about tax reform.
Source: The New York Times
Gee, you think that Republicans are frustrated that the platform that they voted for isn’t being passed?
President Trump says that these Senators are the outliers:
So nice being with Republican Senators today. Multiple standing ovations! Most are great people who want big Tax Cuts and success for U.S.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2017
The meeting with Republican Senators yesterday, outside of Flake and Corker, was a love fest with standing ovations and great ideas for USA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 25, 2017
Some people have a real problem with President Trump’s style.
They don’t like the tweets. He’s bombastic. He’s loud. He doesn’t take crap from anyone.
I write for ClashDaily — that’s totally up my alley.
Maybe that’s not for everyone.
But it’s certainly working for the President, and I gotta say, I’m lovin’ it!
But we didn’t elect GOP politicians to be ‘besties’ with the President — we elected them to put America First instead of last. We elected them to follow through on their campaign promises that are consistent with a conservative worldview and Make America Great Again.
I’m old enough to remember when Republicans used to believe certain things and hold to a party platform. They used to work together towards a mutually agreed-upon goal. These are the real principles.
Calling out the President constantly for everything the way Flake and Corker have isn’t helpful. The party is divided, and it’s guys like this that are using their criticisms as a crowbar to push the sides farther apart.
Look, we want lower taxes, ObamaCare nixed, a strong economy, and support for our military. It would also be nice if Freedom of Speech and the 2nd Amendment were championed instead of censorship and disarming citizens.
Do you think maybe the rest of you GOP Swampthings could put aside your differences and do that?
Because that would be one helluva change from what we have now.
And just think — if the President wins on his agenda, America wins.
With the news of Corker and Flake leaving, it seems a perfect time to wear this shirt:
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“Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason” – Mark Twain.
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