CORKER TO TRUMP: It’s not you, it’s me….

by The Right Scoop

Bob Corker has taken himself out of the running for Trump’s VP slot, telling WaPo that he’s not a good fit for the position:

WAPO – Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee who has recently emerged as a finalist in the search for Donald Trump’s running mate, told The Washington Post in an interview Wednesday that he has taken himself out of consideration for the position.

Corker said that he informed the presumptive Republican presidential nominee of his decision during their day together on Tuesday, when the senator had a series of meetings with campaign officials in New York and then flew with Trump to an evening rally in North Carolina.

“There are people far more suited for being a candidate for vice president, and I think I’m far more suited for other types of things,” Corker said in an extensive phone interview where he repeatedly praised Trump and said he is eager to serve as an informal adviser to the candidate.

As they sat close together on Trump’s Boeing 757, Corker recalled telling Trump about how he’s more policy-oriented than political and how even though he has become friendly with Trump, he did not feel comfortable stepping fully into the role of political attack dog or rousing speechmaker.

Well honestly I’m glad that he is out. He was among the worst choices on the short list for Trump’s VP slot in the first place. And I suspect Trump was vetting him out of more loyalty than anything else, because we all know Trump loves people who love Trump.

As I’m writing this, however, I see that Trump may be disputing that Corker is out of the running:

If Corker took himself out of the running and told Wapo, then how is it Trump’s people are disputing? That makes no sense.

Here’s something else interesting:

I heard Newt suggest this yesterday when on with HanniTrump Radio. Pretty normal to try and garner headlines before the convention begins.


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