Corker May Reconsider Decision to Retire From Senate, Aide Says
- Tennessee Republican ‘listening closely’ to constituents
- Senator has been strong Trump critic but backed tax-cut plan
Senator Bob Corker
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Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee is “listening closely” to people in his home state who are urging him to give up his plan to retire and instead seek re-election in November, the senator’s spokesman said Tuesday.
Corker had announced in September that he wouldn’t seek re-election, part of a flood of GOP senators and House members who decided to retire after this year. He has been a strong critic of President Donald Trump, calling the White House an “adult day care center” after the president called him a coward for not seeking a third term.