President Barack Obama talks about the war on terrorism and efforts to degrade and destroy the Islamic State group, during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) 
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Abraham Lincoln High School, in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) FRANKLIN, Tenn. – U.S. Sen. Bob Corker said Thursday that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is going “far too far” by asserting President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are “founders” of Islamic State.
However, the Chattanooga Republican isn’t backing off his support of the controversial billionaire despite his criticism there and on another statement Trump made this week saying Second Amendment supporters may be able to stop Clinton from naming Supreme Court justices who could weaken gun rights.
Some interpreted the remarks as a threat to Clinton. Trump strongly denied that, but a number of Republican officials are cringing.
“I think that those type of comments had no place in our public discourse and was disappointed to hear them,” Corker said of Trump’s Second Amendment statement.
Nonetheless, Corker, who is Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman and was under consideration as Trump’s running mate before withdrawing from consideration, said he continues to back Trump.