HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Republican Sen. Bob Corker said Tuesday that he doesn’t believe he has lost support in Tennessee over his criticism of President Donald Trump’s response to a deadly white nationalist protest.
Earlier this month, Corker questioned whether Trump had the “stability” and “competence” to become a successful president after the president said both sides were to blame for the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Trump took to Twitter this week to say: “Strange statement by Bob Corker considering that he is constantly asking me whether or not he should run again in ’18.” Trump added, “Tennessee not happy!”
Corker, who has yet to confirm that he will run for a third term next year, told reporters after a speech in Hendersonville that he hasn’t felt a lot of blowback from the president’s tweet.
“I feel very supported in this state,” Corker said.