Senior Republican senator Bob Corker has lashed out at Donald Trump, after the US President took to Twitter in a stinging attack on the retiring lawmaker, claiming Corker “begged me to endorse him” before deciding not to run for re-election.
Trump also accused Corker of being “largely responsible for the horrendous Iran deal!” adding that Corker “didn’t have the guts to run!”.
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