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Article snippet: President Trump escalated his attacks on congressional Republicans on Friday, targeting Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, a frequent ally who was also among the most vocal critics of the president’s remarks in response to the violence two weeks ago in Charlottesville, Va. The president’s early-morning tweet appeared to suggest that Mr. Corker was in political trouble in his home state. It was not immediately clear what conversation Mr. Trump was referring to, or what provoked him to attack Mr. Corker more than a week after the senator said the president “has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability, nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful.” But Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, was asked about Mr. Corker at her briefing on Thursday, and those clips were mentioned on some Friday morning television newscasts that the president might have seen. An aide to Mr. Corker declined to comment on Mr. Trump’s tweet. Mr. Corker is only the latest Senate Republican to be the object of the president’s anger. Mr. Trump has repeatedly criticized Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, for not seeking to eliminate the filibuster and for the Senate’s failure to pass a health care bill, and made critical comments about Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Jeff Flake and John McCain of Arizona. By contrast, the president has singled out few Democrats, saving his criticism for their leader... Link to the full article to read more