Sen. Bob Corker is retiring, dealing a blow to GOP establishment

By Paul Kane and Karoun Demirjian September 26 at 5:45 PM

Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) announced Tuesday he will not seek reelection next year, another blow to the Republican establishment on the same day the latest Republican effort to revamp the Affordable Care Act failed.

Corker and other Republican leaders in Congress have come under fire from President Trump and his supporters for not delivering in the early days of the new administration.

Once considered an ally of Trump’s national security team, Corker and Trump traded insults during the August break amid chatter that staunch conservatives would mount a primary challenge to the Foreign Relations chairman.

Corker’s retirement will create what is likely to be a highly contested, ideologically driven Republican primary. It also creates a vacuum among Senate Republicans for leaders on national security issues.

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