NASHVILLE – Breaking with Tennessee’s current elected Republican leaders, former U.S. Sen. Bob Corker on Tuesday congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on winning his presidential race against President Donald Trump.
“I congratulate President-elect Biden and wish him well as he organizes to lead our country,” tweeted Corker, a former Chattanooga mayor who served two terms in the Senate and rose to Foreign Relations Committee chair before falling out with President Donald Trump and later deciding not to seek reelection in 2018.
Corker added that “after 2016 and 2020, surely our country can improve our election system where results are beyond question – and beyond demagoguery from either side of the aisle.”
His comments came as Trump and Republican leaders continue to attack the Nov. 3 results in close contests in states, including the pivotal state of Pennsylvania, which major television and cable networks as well as The Associated Press have projected that Biden won.
Both U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, and U.S. Sen.-elect Bill Hagerty have urged Republicans to financially support the president in his legal efforts to challenge votes in states including Pennsylvania and Georgia.