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GOP senator: Trump could be setting US ‘on path to World War III’ - The Boston Globe

posted onOctober 10, 2017
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Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories WASHINGTON — Senator Bob Corker, the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, charged in an interview on Sunday that President Donald Trump was treating his office like “a reality show,” with reckless threats toward other countries that could set the nation “on the path to World War III.” In an extraordinary rebuke of a president of his own party, Corker said he was alarmed about a president who acts “like he’s doing ‘The Apprentice’ or something.” “He concerns me,” Corker added. “He would have to concern anyone who cares about our nation.” Corker’s comments capped a remarkable day of sulfurous insults between the president and the Tennessee senator — a powerful, if lame-duck, lawmaker, whose support will be critical to the president on tax reform and the fate of the Iran nuclear deal. It began Sunday morning when Trump, posting on Twitter, accused Corker of deciding not to run for reelection because he “didn’t have the guts.” Corker shot back in his own tweet: “It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their shift this morning.” President Trump took aim at Senator Bob Corker, Republican from Tennessee, on Sunday morning, saying he “didn’t have the guts to run” again. The senator, Trump said, had “begged” for his endorsement. “I said ‘NO’ and he dropped out (said ... Link to the full article to read more

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