I really hope the rumors about Bob Corker being considered for any high level position in the Trump administration are nothing but bitter media bluster. I really can’t stand the man, and he is about as conservative as Susan Collins, aka not at all.
| RINO Bob Corker being considered for Secretary of State? Yuck |
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Senator Bob Corker: The Senate Foreign Relations Chairman has been talked about as possible Secretary of State material, and while he refused to rule the possibility out last week, he has also said it would be inappropriate for him to discuss the position, because he would be chairing the confirmation hearings for any other prospective candidate.
Corker could enjoy a little deference during confirmation hearings if he is the nominee, banking on the Senate’s tradition of collegiality. He was considered a contender for Trump’s running mate, so he presumably has good standing with Team Trump, and he’s mentioned discussing foreign policy issues with Trump in the past. He was very appreciative of the first major foreign policy speech Trump delivered during the campaign.
Corker’s style makes him and Trump a bit of an odd couple, which Newsweek suggested in May as a plus for Corker’s Secretary of State prospects: “Genteel where Donald Trump is abrasive, engaging with the press where the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is abusive, Corker would seem to be the candidate’s opposite, at least on the outside. But that could make the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman an ideal envoy for the brash New York billionaire as he looks to smooth over ruffled feathers overseas.”
Corker talked about himself as being “in the mix” for SecState as recently as two days ago, but maintained he was not having “intimate conversations” about the job with anyone from the transition team.