Corker on Trump: I do wish somebody would take his iPhone away from him

May 2, 2017 at 3:01 p.m. | Updated May 2, 2017 at 3:01 p.m.

by Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington during the committee's confirmation hearing for UN Ambassador-designate, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. When President Donald Trump paused the nation's refugee program with the stroke of a pen, top congressional leaders of his own party were left to find out the same way the general public did: from the media as Trump signed the order. Corker told reporters Monday, Jan. 30: "I guess one of you guys probably told me about it. Thank you for that." Lawmakers complained that they were left in the dark as details of the plan were worked out. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, file photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington during the committee's confirmation hearing for UN Ambassador-designate, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. When President Donald Trump paused the nation's refugee program with the stroke of a pen, top congressional leaders of his own party were left to find out the same way the general public did: from the media as Trump signed the order. Corker told reporters Monday, Jan. 30: "I guess one of you guys probably told me about it. Thank you for that." Lawmakers complained that they were left in the dark as details of the plan were worked out. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Top Senate Republicans are growing frustrated with President Donald Trump's tweets and having to answer questions about them.

Trump tweeted today that the government "needs a good shutdown" in September to fix a "mess" in the Senate in his displeasure with Democrats prevailing on a temporary spending bill. Leaving Washington whipsawed, Trump hours later praised the spending bill as a major accomplishment.

Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, asked about the tweet, said: "I do wish somebody would take his iPhone away from him."

Arizona Sen. John McCain, asked if there's any appetite among senators for a government shutdown, said: "None that I've detected."

On Trump's latest Tweets, McCain said: "I wish he'd think twice before tweeting."

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